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Science & Technology Science & Technology in in
EducationEducation
Aim
To acquaint the participants with the dynamics and role of Science and Technology with special reference to Education.
Objectives
At the end of this session you will be able:
To know the significant revolution in education sector through technology
To identify the various technologies and their use in educational arena
To know the efficacy of Technology in the learning process
No Definition of Science …
A carpenter, a school teacher, and scientist were traveling by train through Scotland when they saw a black sheep through the window of the train.
"Aha," said the carpenter with a smile, "I see that Scottish sheep are black." "Hmm," said the school teacher, "You mean that some Scottish sheep are black." "No," said the scientist glumly, "All we know is that there is at least one sheep in Scotland, and that at least one side of that one sheep is black.”
http://www.gly.uga.edu/railsback/1122sciencedefns.html
Science is an intellectual activity carried on by humans that is designed to discover information about the natural world in which humans live and to discover the ways in which this information can be organized into meaningful patterns.
Dr. Sheldon Gottlieb
Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences.
Freeman Dyson
Science and Technology
Science: Acquiring Knowledge through
‘Scientific Method’ Technology: Applied Science Sci & Tech: Indivisible pair; Interchangeable
Knowledge and Usage of Tools and Crafts
Why Technology?
Assistive, Enhances Learning Conducive to All Learning Styles/Approaches
Visual Learners Auditory Learners Kinesthetic Learners
Attention Grabbing Broadened Scope Library without Walls Less Teachers, More Campuses
Online Teaching (Video Conferencing)
Types of Technology with Reference to Education
Audio Visual Aids Multimedia Overhead Projector Recording Devices
Computer Deta storage & Portability
Cyber Aids Internet E-brary (Search Engines : Jstor, Ebscohost, etc) OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) Learning Software (s) On-line Teaching and Conferencing Blogs of Experts E-Examination
Assistive Technology Braille Voice Detection Software Digital Dictaphone (Visually impaired & Suffering from Dyslexia) SMS/ Texting (Deaf Sts) etc
Computers, Internet Technology & Teachers
It has made easier for the teachers to render knowledge and for the students to grasp it
The Computer Technology is used to add a fun-element to education
Internet has endowed education with interactivity Computers offer an interactive audio-visual media Power-Point presentations and animation software
can be used to render information to the students in an interactive manner
Technology in Schools – a leap towards success
It makes learning an enjoyable activity, thus inviting greater interest from the kids
The admin processes, the official procedures of school can be simplified by the means of technology
The school could have a library system, which by the utilization of technology can be maintained in an efficient manner
Attendance records of the pupils and teachers can be maintained by means of a student database
…
School can host a website of its own holding information about the school
There can be a decreased use of paper in bringing most of the school office work in an
e-format
Studies have shown …
Children conversant with technology show improvements in their writing, reading and math skills
Technology has also contributed to the decrease in drop out rates, improvement in student attendance and enhancement in their learning abilities
(HANDOUTS)
Assistive Technology
Visual Impairments Screen Reader Software
Relay back to you, what you are typing
Magnification Software Products enlarge a particular part of a computer screen
Closed Circuit Camera Systems can magnify print and text and then display an enlarged version on a television or computer screen
Stickers can be put onto standard keyboard keys that either present the letters and numbers as Braille or simply increase the size of the characters.
Motor and Dexterity Impairments
Speech Recognition Technology
On-Screen Keyboard (you only needs a mouse to select characters on the screen)
Predictive Text (help increase the rate of typing - after typing two or three letters, you are given a selection of words to choose from)
Devices are available that take the place of keyboards but are smaller and need less effort to press the keys
Hearing Impairments
Visual notifications and text
Technology & Early Education
Young Students can internalize the abstract concept through visual images
Conducive in Language (s) Acquisition Technology introduces playful learning
Cartoons Movies Video Games etc
Computer Technology enhances learning
Technology & Higher Education
Recorded Lectures Contact with Scholars worldwide Software
Database Software Spell + Grammar Check Software Plagiarism Detector
Access to Libraries Worldwide
Technology which allows Hawking to speak
Ground-breaking Theorist
By the late 1970s, ALS had ravaged Stephen Hawking's ability to swallow and breathe
An operation which saved his life but took away his voice
By flicking a few fingers of one hand, he manages his surroundings
http://www.diffen.com http://www.mff.org http://it.coe.uga.edu http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu http://www.rand.org http://site.aace.org http://www.sstd.rl.ac.uk http://www.a-hec.org
References
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