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TU Initiative in ICTs Use
In Reference to Pre-Service Teacher Education
Background School Sector Reform Plan(2009 -2015)
ICT assisted teaching/learning in schools
ICT infrastructure development in schools
Alternative modes of schooling
Three years Plan(2011- 2013) Schools will be encouraged to use ICT in education to
increase access and quality
Access increase in rural education
Decrease digital divide
IT Policy (2010) Internet access expansion to schools
HR development with national and international collaboration
Promotion of industry-academia collaboration
Formulation and implementation of special programme
Contd. ICT in higher education Practices in the World
Open universities integrating ICTs in ODL
First generation to Fifth generation of ODL – Web 2 technology use
Virtual universities
E-resources
E-learning
Synchronous and asynchronous mode of virtualization of learning
Contd.
Hybridized system in conventional universities
Courses/courseware(readings and e-materials, etc)
Lecture series and assignments through ICTs use
Uploading assignment to the professors/tutors
ICT in Teacher training and teacher education programme
Pre-service Teacher Education Pre-service teacher education programme in universities
Discussion focused in TU
Aims
To produce trained teachers to teach at different levels of school education.• To prepare high educational human resources such as education administrators, curriculum designer, educational planners and researchers.• To provide the country with the teachers to teach visually impaired and hard of hearing people, and also to the differently abled pupils.• To provide its teachers with research opportunities and refresher training for their professional development.• To support MOE in the formation of education policy, programme, planning and their implementation and evaluation.• To work as national forum to bring about debates and discussions in order to address the critical educational issues.• To share and disseminate educational researches and innovations by linking itself with the international educational communities.• To make its presence felt among the educational institutes of the SAARC countries
Contd. Programs Offered
Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree programme
Four year Bachelor proposed and preparation going on(annual and semester mode)
Core course ( with professional courses and ICT in Education)
Content course
On school practicing
Two year Master’s (annual and semester mode)
Core curses
Contents course
On school practicing
Research
ICT Education programme( B.Ed and M.Ed)
One year B.Ed or Post-graduate Diploma programme
Mphil and PhD in Education/specialization areas
Teacher preparation courses(for Lower-secondary or Basic School teachers)
Contd. Mode of Course Delivery
More lecture base teaching
Very less Project and problem base
Homogeneous methods/pedagogy focused
Less ICT use in most of the campuses(affiliated colleges/constituents)
On school activity: only 45 days practice teaching
Course nature: theoretical
Need of Change in Teacher Education and Training
Heterogeneity addressing pedagogy to be introduced
Innovative approach of teacher education and training
Inclusive approach
Community of practice - through networking
Online professional training/education(transactional distance theory )
Continuous upgrading
Supplementary to enhancing professional learning
Learning access to rural teachers
Real-time problem/issue of teaching addressed within network
Need of Change in TU
TU needs in introducing ICTs in teaching, learning and research
Growing number of students but inadequate physical infrastructure
Irregularity issue in conventional programme
Increasing and creating leaning opportunity to the students
Software use – research, teaching, experiments
Matching competencies of the graduates with other universities
A committee was constituted to make a study
Submitted report in 2012 to the authority
Proposed dual-mode in TU
Made a decision of making TU dual-mode university
Faculty of Education given to run pilot programme of ODL
Four subjects – Nepali, social study, health, education
Now Open and Distance Education Centre established
Promotion of ICTs use in teaching and research
Classroom use
E-library
Running Projects Three projects are running
FOE, NCED, Yamk/Hamk university Finland collaboration for open and distance learning
Now ODL is running in 6 centres
Training to the faculties in using VLE
NORHED, QUANTICT Project in Central Department of Education
Three university collaboration TU, KU and HiOA Norway
Central Department of Education connected to two other support centres
Runs master’s programme in ODL – English and Mathematics
Contd. Focus on HR development and minimum ICT infrastructure
30 teacher educators trained in VLE (started from digital literacy to VLE)
Now prepare course
Learning materials
Assignments
Testing/assessment
One ICT lab with computers and interactive board
Universities Denmark and TU collaboration under BSU
E- learning and PBL component
Focused in PhD programme and research (in FOE and HSS of TU)
Focus on capacity development, piloting of the programme, research dissemination and networking
Workshops on e-learning, PBL use in education and supervision
Basic ICT infrastructure support
Contd. FOE in transformation
Central Department of Education equipped with Internet available within the premises, classroom with multi-media projector, e-library, faculty and staffs training/workshop in using ICTs in education with support from Second Higher Education Project
Course revision
Bachelor – one course ICT in Education as core course
Master’s – one course in ICT in Education as core course
Post graduate
Every subject introduce ICT in specific subject.
Challenge : managing necessary infrastructure
HR development/capacity development
Providing access of ICT tools to students
Bandwith and power back up management
Access availability in different parts of the country
ICT Competencies
Related to MOODLE learning platform Modularization of curriculum Use of learning management tools
given in MOODLESocial forumsAssignment preparationPodcastingSearching and using free online
learning sources(courseware)
How did we prepare? Survey of ICTs competencies in faculties
and staffs A course for digital literacy prepared Basic infrastructure for providing ICT
training Lab with computers Internet connectivity Power-back up MOODLE Platform Hosting in Web
TOT to dedicated few Exposure to what ICT can do? Experiences
from the practices in the world
Contd. Training provided to the faculties and staffs based
on the prepared digital literacy curriculum
Advance training of ICTs use in course designing
MOODLE platform orientation workshop
Writing of the curriculum in module suitable for distance learning integrating e-learning and e-pedagogy
Preparation of assignments
Searching open courseware to use in ODL
Designing weekly course in MOODLE and uploading
Comments and Feedback sessions
Preparation of other modules
Constant IT experts support
Learning Necessary Competencies in teachers/tutors
Computer literacy(word processing, internet use, e-library/e-resources use)
Basic trouble shooting in using computers(hands-on-experience: learning by doing)
Course creation and implementation
Content delivery: easy upload and management of content in variety of formats
Asynchronous discussion: discussion forum, threads, attachment capability
Online assessment(test preparation and grading)
Student tracking (involvement of students in learning task)
Synchronous discussion: vsee, skype, BigblueBotton etc freely available software
Students tools: create, store, share, comments, and learn.
Contd. VLE Pedagogy
Community of practice/socio-cultural learning
Resource base learningPeer learningContent led/instructive learningComplex learningProblem base learningCollaborative learningInstructor led learning
Contd.
VLE Technology
Blogs
Wikis
Podcasting
Social software
Structured conferencing
Instant messaging
E-portfolios
Contd.
Some overview
www.tucded.edu.np/moodle/
www.norhed.edu.np
http://www.odectu.edu.np
Open and Distance Education Centre
An autonomous unit in TU for conducting open and distance learning mode programme
Preparation of ODEC Data center(hosting or own?)
E-library, learning platform and other systems
Distribution of e-library to each individual students with individual ID and password
Media lab for production Training/workshop hall with necessary
infrastructure
Contd.Preparation of tablet in cheaper
price to increase affordabilityMobile server, router and tablet
Massive training to the faculties on using online learningPreparation of basic ICT
competencies standardsTraining manual preparationFace-to-face for beginning with
basic skills of using ICT tools and further training Online.
Contd.
Vision to be a leading centre of open and distance learning in producing necessary human resources
Infrastructure Set up: media lab, server system,
HR management: preparation of trainers, ICT experts trained in e-learning appointed,
Course Preparation: some courses prepared for online learning.
HR development focus
ICT education awareness and use in school to higher education
Online resources search and use
Contd. Software use in teaching, learning
and research ICT tools using competency for
school to higher education Curriculum and learning resources
preparation Management of classroom (using
ICTs) Evaluation/assessment using
ICTs(e-assessment) Use of learning management
system for teaching
ODLpp
http://www.odectu.edu.np
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