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The Use of ICT in
Teaching, Learning
and Research
ICT in Education: Biblical Perspective
Legacy of Christian
Teachers
Excellence! and
Competence!!
Daniel 1: 20
In all matters of
wisdom and
understanding
They were examined
They were ten times
better than all
Introduction
Resources all around us
Internet of things!
Mind mapping helps!
Your desktop is it!
Online electronic resources
ICT: What is it?
telecommunications,
broadcast media,
intelligent building management systems,
audiovisual processing and transmission systems, and
network-based control and monitoring functions
https://www.techopedia.com/definition/.../information-and-communications-technolog
Information and communications technology (ICT) refers to
all the technology used to handle:
ICT? (contd.)
Information and communications technology (ICT)
is only a tool!
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Characteristics of ICT
associated with speed
an accelerator – either to positive or to negative
disruptive: especially in impact
gets cheaper
neutral – it depends on whose hands it is in.
Familiar Uses of ICTUseful aid in teaching and learning e.g Open Education, Online Learning platforms such edx.org, coursera.org etc
Programming
Web development
Health Sector
Agriculture
Business
Transport Industry e.g Uber
In Law
For Data Analysis
ICT can
complement
enrich and
transform education for the
better.
https://en.unesco.org/themes/ict-
education (Accessed August 1, 2018)
UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL &
SCIENTIFIC ORGANISATION
ICT in Education
as an object.
as an ‘assisting tool’.
as a medium for teaching and learning.
as a tool for organization and management in
schools.
Jager & Lokman (1999)
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/documents/0000
1201.htm (Accessed August 1, 2018)
http://www.ictineducation.org/
Incorporating ICT into
Administration of SchoolsSchool administrators can use these
effectively
For
Communication between school and parents/students
Announcements
Keep alumni abreast of developments in alma mater
Usually facebook, blogs, and twitter
Personal enhancement (see 2 Tim.2:15)
Research
More global than local
Lesson preparation
Must meet international benchmarks
Content development
Must reflect current topics in the discipline
The Teacher needs it for
✓Flexible learning✓Timeless learning environment✓Global perspective✓Encourages collaborative learning✓Learner-centered teaching
ICT Facilitates
eLearningIdentifies clearly the aims and
objectives of learning
Outlines specific objectives
Articulates learning outcomes
i.e. measurable competencies & skills
substance & form
Cognitive (applied knowledge) Affective (attitude), andPsychomotor (practical skills)
Components of Learning Outcomes
We aim at practical skills acquisition
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Application of knowledge for the
improvement of environment
Creative space
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Mind mappingIs a great tool for learning: usable by teacher, researcher and student.
Check mindmeister application online
Check also Coggle Webapp for MindMap
edutopia Resources toolkit for new teachers:
Classroom management
Working with parents
Lesson planning
Learning environments
http://www.edutopia.org/article/new-teacher-resources-toolkit
Tes.com Allows for:
free registration
social media
You can also post and sell your teaching resources
TeachersFirst: thinking teachers
teaching thinkers
http://www.teachersfirst.com/inde
x.cfm
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources
Resources for pre-primary to secondary
Teaching ideashttp://www.teachingideas.co.uk
Primary school resources http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/englishA1.htm
https://www.col.org/
How about research tools?
Harvard research resourceshttps://catalyst.harvard.edu/resources.html
Harvard research resources Get advice on what resources I might need for my project?
Find facilities or services that can process my samples or
experiments?
Find data in support of my work?
Access tools to help me organize my data and my
research?
Ensure that I have met all of the regulatory requirements
for my research?
Find funding to support my research?
Find researchers with whom to collaborate?
Explore research trends within the Harvard Catalyst
community?
Your Word Processor
Great tools concealed!
Check the tool bar on top of your screen
Play around with the icons and names
The icons up
Networks, blogs, research, and news http://www.dualmasters.org/top-50-social-sites-for-educators-and-
academics.html
Resources available
Networks: researchGATE.net,
Research: COS.edu, ScienceMag.org,
ScienceDirect.com
News: SciCentral.com, ScienceNews.org
Lots more resources for
Personal development
Acquisition of
skills
Impartation of knowledge
Platform to occupy for
Christ
The Christian Teacher needs ICT
Because ICT is a global phenomenon!
And our mandate as Christians is......
Matthew 28: 18-20
Take the Gospel to the whole wide world!
We can impart preferred (Godly) attitudes
– Philippians 2:5
Some useful websites for Teachers
Sites for teachers:
https://www.theteacherscorner.net/teacher-resources/websites.php
https://teach4theheart.com/50-best-websites-for-teachers/
---An aggregation of education websites for teachers
TED-Ed: http://ed.ted.com/lessons
Free educational website for teachers and learners in all subjects; strength in educational videos
Useful sites (contd.) snow – Special Needs Opportunity Window:
http://snow.idrc.ocad.ca
Dedicated to “inclusive education and accessible technology”
Free Technology for Teachers: http://freetech4teachers.com
An updated blog that addresses technological issues in education
4Teachers.org – Teach With Technology: http://www.4teachers.org
Site with a blog on trends with teaching technology
The sites above take care of teachers in the three main tiers of education –primary, secondary, and tertiary.
Resources for Research
7 Great Online Research Resources for Writers – Daily Writing Tips: www.dailywritingtips.com/7
Resources for Research Ethics Education: http://research-ethics.net
Up-coming Research Conference http://eresearch.ac.za/
Open Educational Resources
(OERs)Open Educational Resources are teaching,
learning or research materials that are in the public domain or released with an intellectual property license that allows for free use, adaptation, and distribution.
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/open-educational-resources/Accessed August 3rd, 2018
Just to mention a few!Massachussets Institute of Technology Open
Courseware: http://ocw.mit.edu
COLLEGE Open Textbooks
http://collegeopentextbooks.org/
Khan Academy
http://www.khanacademy.org/
Academic Earth
http://academicearth.org/
African Virtual University
Has very good materials for secondary and
university-level education
See http://oer.avu.org
How about searching for Resources?
The easy way: Google it!
But, Google is not all!
You must have a search strategy
Determine what you need
Determine search terminologies
Be ready to juggle your search terms
Refine your search terms, eg
Easily available:
General dictionaries
Subject dictionaries
General encyclopedia
Subject encyclopedia
Thesaurus
Searching for reference materials
Need help?Use search engines: see
www.thesearchenginelist.com/
There are general search engines, e.g. google,
bing, altavista, excite, lycos, yahoo, bing,
galaxy, etc.
Subject search engines, e.g.
Kompass.com for Business
LexisNexis.com, Martindale.com for Law
etc
Watch out!Avoid plagiarism
Always acknowledge sources
Save links
Submit your work to plagiarism
detectives, e.g. Turnitin
http://turnitin.com/
Preparing bibliographiesAs you access resources, copy and paste
the links on a prepared reference page
• Include the date, e.g.
http://academicearth.org/ Accessed
August 03, 2018
• Use bookmarks
You can always come back to the site
How about Referencing Styles?
Different disciplines and publishers demand different
referencing styles
Know the referencing style suitable for your work
Keep to it!
Major Referencing styles (Adapted from
https://guides.lib.monash.edu/citing-referencing)
How about Social Media?Social media is meant to be a
bridge between the formal
communication and instant
messaging
Events - as they happen!
Announcements
There are over 200 of them
More common mediaSkype: real-time face-to-face correspondence
Facebook: asynchronous public interaction
Twitter: ‘notorious’ news alerts
Blogs: more specialised fuller contributions to on-going debates
Linkedin: professional outreaches
Online Discussion GroupsSometimes called ‘List service’ or
‘listserve’
Essentially technical
Focuses on issues germane to
members of the group that can
make for growth and progress
Getting involvedSign up
Participate: you don’t have to speak!
Proverbs 10: 19
“in the multitude of words . . .”
However, when you do speak, go
beyond agreeing with a previous
comment, make definite and uniquely
progressive input
Managing Accounts Keep your identity numbers secured
Always remember to sign out of any account
you open!
Create a folder for your access codes
Store them in a file
Write them out manually
What if your account was hacked?
Immediately change your password
Select your group based on need
Present and future
Continuing education
Skills acquisition, and
Technical support
What groups do I join?
What gadgets do we need?
Internet-ready mobile phone
Laptop
Desktop
Tablet
Voice/audio recorders
Digital projector
Screen
With Internet
access
Getting connectedIntranet or Internet?
Intranet facilitated by your institution
Internet necessary
Institutional connectivity usually based on purchased bandwidth
You may need your personal connectivity
Go for it!
Pay for it!
Making effective presentations Take advantage of open source presentation
software such as WPS Presentation, LibreOffice Impress or commercial software like MS PowerPoint
Helps you present points powerfully!
Learnt it
Let illustrations speak: Use Clip Art, Google Images
Minimise prose: should not go beyond 48 words on a slide
Avoid heavy colours and flamboyant animations
Why do you need to be connected?
You must respond to mails as it is!
Access to international teaching,
research, and learning resources
Regular updates on your
specialisation
Solving problems online
Managing your class Start with applications available on your
computer systems, e.g.
Spreadsheets such as MS Excel
Sort
Find percentages
Include graphs
Databases, such as MS Access
Querry
Generate reports
What about Open Access Initiatives?
Take advantage of this
Grants access to otherwise unavoidable
resources
Open textbooks
Open access journals
Open resources
Open source softwares in place of paid or
pirated softwares
Sites to visit Grants and funding
e.g. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm
Foundations
http://www.foundationcenter.org
For Educators: http://www.gis2gps.com/grantinfo/grantinfo.htm
Scholarships
e.g. Association of Commonwealth Universities https://www.acu.ac.uk/scholarships/
Technological self-improvement, e.g. Singularity University
https://su.org/
Livingseed
Very rich spiritual resources
available at
http://www.livingseed.org/
Our ChallengeWe must keep up with technology in
our practice
Our history shows a very slow response
to advances in technology
Use ICT to reposition yourself for
effective Kingdom service in your
posting!
Now that You Know“Times of this ignorance . . .”. Acts
17: 30
Thank You!
Stephen A. Akintunde.
Moses A. Akanbi
Seun Olufolaji
Oyekunle Ogunsina
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