ICT – Information and Communication Technology

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ICT COURSE AIM:

To train and develop a teacher with adequate knowledge and skills in Information and communication Technology who will be able to transfer knowledge and skills to young learners using a variety of approaches and strategies.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  1. Demonstrate understanding of various ICTs and their role in enhancing teaching and learning.
  2. Use Information and communication Technology to increase teaching-learning outcome.
  3. Acquire knowledge, skills and values required to explore ICT use for the best professional interest.
  4. Appreciate and apply the use of Information and communication Technology in day to day activities.

Learning and Teaching Approaches for ICT

Visit the site regularly for reading and listening to audios or watching the videos for full mastery of the concept of ICT. Also answer the quiz questions to assess your progress level

ASSESSMENT

Answer all the quiz questions to evaluate your level of achievement in the course.

PRESCRIBED READING

Laudon, K.C and Traver, C.G. (2012). E-Commerce: Business 8th ed. Boston: Pearson Education.

Rajaraman .V (2003) Introduction to Information Technology, New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India Private Limited.

Rohan, G. (2008). Principles  of information system, 1st ed,  Australia: Cengage learning Australia.

Schneider, G.P, (2012) – E-Business. 10th ed. Mason: Andover Cengage Learning.

Bahufite E. (2017). Application of the constructivist methods of teaching-learning through the use of ICTs in Zambian schools. A case of selected secondary schools in Lusaka. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research. Volume 8, Issue 12, December-2017 ISSN 2229-5518.

RECOMMENDED READING

Frank, M. and Cyganski.D. (2002) Information Technology, Delhi: Pearson Education.

Hatherly, Ann.ICT and the Greatest Technology: A Teacher’s Mind. Early Childhood Folio, Vol. 13, Annual 2009

Mary Hayes; David Whitebread.ICT in the Early Years.Open University Press, 2006

Reynolds, J. (2004) – The Complete E-Commerce Book: Design, Build & Maintain a Successful Web-based Business, 2nd edition. San Francisco: CMP Books.

Richard Andrews.(2004) The Impact of ICT on Literacy Education.Falmer: Routledge.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Demonstrate understanding of various ICTs and their role in enhancing teaching and learning.
  • Use Information and communication Technology to increase teaching-learning outcome.
  • Acquire knowledge, skills and values required to explore ICT use for the best professional interest.
  • Appreciate and apply the use of Information and communication Technology in day to day activities.

Course Content

INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
• different types of gadgets used in information and communication technology. • the role of Information and Communications Technology in day to day life. • the role of ICT in Education. • the need for ICT education in society. • undesirable practices in ICTs.

  • Lesson 1: Introduction to ICT
  • Lesson 2: Computer and its use in Education
  • Lesson 3: THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM

COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
Internal and external Hardware Computer software Difference between software and hardware

ICTS IN SCHOOLS
• The role of ICT in schools • The importance of integrating ICT in the teaching and learning process • The various forms of ICT use in schools • The use ICT tools (e.g. radios, projectors, TV, computers etc.) in teaching and learning. • The benefits and challenges of ICT use in teaching and learning • Education under Industrial age and Education under Digital Age – comparison

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