ESSENTIALS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY By J.C. Aggarwal
ABOUT THE BOOK
Specially designed as a standard text for teacher training colleges this book is essentially ´student-centred´ and ´examination-oriented´. It fully meets the needs of the students preparing for B.Ed., L.T., B.T. and B.A. (Education) examinations, and provides a comprehensive treatment of all topics on which questions are usually asked. It also helps to enable the students not only to have a complete grasp, but also obtain maximum marks in the examinations. Wherever needed, the text is supplemented by suitable diagrams and tables.
Practical approach of the book also makes it useful for in-service programmes of various categories of personnel in education and its authoritative coverage makes it relevant in the Middle-East and South-East Asian countries. Readers will find it a trustworthy friend, philosopher and guide.
The Revised Edition specially underlines the distinction between Technology of Education and Technology in Education”. Role of new technologies like Artificial Intelligence, EduSat, Virtual University, Dial Access, Digital Resources, Internet, Video Teleconferencing, etc. now finds place in the book. It shows how they are revolutionizing the education system and what promise they hold for the future.
Initiatives taken by some educational institutions like Gyan Vani, IGNOU, C-DAC, UGC, NIOS, etc. for furthering their objectives using technology have also been given in a separate chapter.
CONTENTS
Educational Technology: Meaning, Scope and Uses
Teaching and Teaching Technology
Learning and Mastery Learning
Teaching-Learning Process
Principles and Maxims of Teaching
Instructional/Teaching Objectives: Taxonomy
Managing Teaching Learning and Teaching Strategy
Motivation in Learning
Programmed Instruction/Programmed Learning
Teaching Models
Teacher Behaviour and Interaction Analysis
Micro-Teaching
Teaching Skills
Simulated Teaching
Education and Systems Analysis
Audio-Visual Aids in Education
Mass Media in Education
Communication, Information Technology and Computers in Education
Educational Technology in India
Technology of Education and Technology in Education: Allied Concepts
New Educational Technologies
EDUSAT (Educational Satellite)
Institutional Initiatives
Lesson Planning
Language Laboratory, Teaching Machines and Team Teaching
Task Analysis, Instructional Designs, PSI and LCI
Diverse Issues
Index
About The Author
J C Aggarwal retired as the Deputy Director of Education/Executive Director of Delhi Bureau of Textbooks, Delhi Administration. He has authored more than 250 books on Social Science, Education and Current Affairs.
A prolific writer, his recent publications include Essentials of Educational Technology, Teacher and Education in a Developing Society, Theory and Principles of Education, Development and Planning of Modern Education, Teaching of History: A Practical Approach, Survey of Educational Documents in the World Since 1983, Educational Reforms in India, Documentation Encyclopaedia of UNESCO and Education among others. ESSENTIALS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
