This module deals with the basic concept, meanings, importance of ICT in
education. As you read this material, you will be able to define the basic
concepts in understanding ICT in Education and roles of ICT in teaching for
learning. After the content discussion, you are given exercises to work on. All these
activities will deepen and strengthen your understanding about the lesson
presented. Do the task honestly coupled with high interest so that you can benefit
the most of it.
As you journey on this lesson, you are expected to:
1. Define basic concepts in understanding ICT in Education
1. Describe technology; information and communication; Educational
Technology; Technology, media and learning; instructional system
and instructional technology; technology tools.
2. Roles of ICT in teaching for learning.
Content Exploration
Are you ready for today’s lesson? This time, you are tasked to read
the texts below and be able to comprehend it well.
What do we mean by ICT?
Information and communication Technology (ICT) in education is the mode
of education that use information and
communications
technology
to
support, enhance, and optimize the
delivery of information. It can be
defined as the technological tools
and resources used for transmitting,
storing,
creating,
sharing
or
exchanging data or information.
Broadly, ICT in education can
consist of computers and devices, network (including the internet and social
networks), application/tools, and digital content.
Introducing ICT into education is the answer for those who wants to
increase the reach of their institution, to a large number of students. Likewise,
various new trending devices and e- learning are rising where students can
access information whenever and wherever they want. Enabling ICT in education
and making use of technology in education creates to easy-to –manage learning
environment where the delivery of information is so much smoother and the
learning easier.
Let us explore various resources to have a clear understanding of this lesson. Let
us unpack some concepts and terms related to technology for teaching and learning.
Here are some terms and Concepts that you need to know and understand.
1. Technology
Technology is the set of
knowledge, skills, experience and
techniques through which humans
change, transform and use our
environment in order to create tools,
machines, products, and services
that meet our needs and desires. We
apply
technology
in
almost
everything we do in our lives, we use
technology at work, use to extract
materials,
for
communication,
transportation, learning, manufacturing, creating artifacts, securing data and
so much more. The term’ technology “is wide, and everyone has their way of
understanding its meaning.
2. Educational technology
Educational technology is the combined use of computer hardware,
software, and educational
theory and practice to
facilitate learning. It also
creates, uses, and manages
technological
processes
and educational resources
to
help
improve
user
academic
performance.
Essentially, educational technology helps to improve the overall efficiency of
the teaching and learning process. This is done through the following ways:
 Increasing the quality of learning or the degree of mastery
 Decreasing the time taken for learners to obtain desired learning objectives.
 Increasing the efficiency of teachers in terms of numbers of learning taught
reducing the quality of learning.
 Reducing educational cost without affecting educational quality.
3. Technology, media and learning.
Media are defined as the means
by which information is conveyed from
one place to another. In the past
century, various forms of media have
been used to convey instruction and to
support
leaning.
instructional
media
Examples
of
include
the
traditional means of delivering instruction (chalkboards, textbooks, overhead
projectors, and teachers), mass media used for education (newspaper,
movies, radio and television), and the newer electronic instructional media
(computers, interactive video, and multimedia systems. Technology and
media have transformed the process learning and interacting of learners with
their environment.
4. Instructional system and instructional technology
Instructional Technology
is the branched of education
concerned with the scientific
study of instructional system also
known as instructional design.
The main purpose of instructional designers is to create, engaging, effective
learning experiences and develop instructional products both digital and
physical, in a consistent and reliable fashion towards an efficient, appealing,
engaging and inspiring acquisition of knowledge.
5. Technology tools
Technology
tools
refers
to
software, primarily, the can be used to
develop
or
support
content.
The
online
technology
course
tools
that
teachers should have are classcraft,
adobe spark video, seesaw, google
classroom,
youtube,
nearpod
VR,
Venngage, Kidblog, sceience360 video,
canva and so much more.
Educators have said the benefits that come with having and using
technology in schools includes expanding on and reinforcing lesson content
and motivating students to learn. It also gives teachers the option to reach
students with different learning styles. Moreover, with a variety of innovative
ways to teach and learn, modern technology does indeed offer methods for
different students, including gaming for visual learners. This is where technology
can make a big difference.
PUTTING YOUR IDEAS TO WORK
1. Create graphic organizer of the different concepts to be defined
through the use of concept mapping in your own words.
1.Corpuz, B., & Lucido, P. (2008). Educational technology 1. Quezon City: Lorimar
Publishing, Inc.
2.Corpuz, B., & Salandanan, G. (2011). Principles of Teaching 1. Quezon City: Lorimar
Publishing, Inc.