Educational Communication Technologies

Explore the transformative power of communication technologies in education, from traditional media to cutting-edge virtual classrooms and e-learning environments.

Educational Communication Technologies

1 Introduction to Communication Technology

  1. Communication: The Concept
  2. Functions of Communication
  3. Process of Communication
  4. Types of Communication
  5. Barriers to Communication
  6. Educational Communication
  7. Media and Technology of Communication
  8. Using ICT for People with Disabilities

2 Communication Networks

  1. Development of Communication Technologies and Networks
  2. Growth of Communication Technology
  3. Communication Network Technologies
  4. Internet
  5. Wireless Networks

3 Pedagogical Designs for Communication Technology

  1. Design and Pedagogy
  2. Pedagogical Design: Process
  3. Anchored Video Instruction
  4. Collaborative Learning
  5. Problem-Based Learning
  6. Discovery Learning
  7. Scenario-Based Learning
  8. Case-Based Learning
  9. Learning by Designing
  10. Self-Learning

4 Managing Technological Change

  1. Management of Technology
  2. Calculating the Costs of Technology
  3. Understanding Management of Change
  4. Innovation as Change
  5. Diffusion of Innovation
  6. Managing Intellectual Property
  7. Open Source, Open Content

5 Student Assessment in Technology Enhanced Learning and Evaluation of Technology

  1. Assessment and Evaluation
  2. Technology in Assessment
  3. Media and Learning
  4. Evaluation of Technology in Education
  5. Technology in Assessment: Examples
  6. Making Assessment Authentic

6 Radio and Audio

  1. Radio Audio Medium
  2. Emerging Trends
  3. Community Radio & Low Cost FM Radio
  4. Producing Educational Audio Programmes
  5. Radio in Education: IGNOU Experience

7 Television and Video

  1. Television: A Medium of Education
  2. Video
  3. Emerging Trends

8 Satellite-based Education

  1. Satellites
  2. Experiments in Use of Satellites in Education
  3. Teleconference
  4. Designing Teleconference Sessions

9 E-Learning

  1. E-Learning: Definitions
  2. Instructional Design for E-Learning
  3. Media and Technology in E-Learning
  4. Building E-Learning Environments
  5. Towards Virtual Education

10 M-Learning

  1. M-Learning: Concepts
  2. Strengths and Limitations
  3. Some Examples
  4. Designing M-Learning
  5. Technology of M-Learning
  6. Towards a Theory of M-Learning
  7. Cost and Impact of M-Learning

11 Communicating with Graphics

  1. Graphics in Instruction
  2. Graphics File Formats
  3. Motion Graphics and Animation
  4. Colour Theory
  5. Graphic Design Tools
  6. Tools for Concept Mapping

12 Digital Audio

  1. What is Sound?
  2. Components of Audio
  3. Sound Quality
  4. Digital Audio Formats
  5. Sound Recording: Basics
  6. Sound Recording: Technology
  7. Design and Development of Audio Programmes
  8. Streaming Audio Technology and Applications

13 Digital Video

  1. Video Basics
  2. Digital Video Technology
  3. Computer Configuration for Digital Video
  4. Process of Video Production
  5. Video Editing Using Movie Maker
  6. Using Web-based Video Editing Tool

14 Interactive Multimedia

  1. Interactive Multimedia
  2. Theories in Interactive Multimedia Design
  3. Principles of Interactive Multimedia Design
  4. Scripting for Interactive Multimedia
  5. Software for Multimedia
  6. Evaluation of Interactive Multimedia

15 Creating Materials for the Web

  1. The World Wide Web: An Integrated Media
  2. Webpages and Websites
  3. Navigation
  4. Integrating Media
  5. Static and Dynamic Websites
  6. Basic HTML Tags
  7. Basic Design Considerations and Accessibility Issues
  8. Ready-to-use Web-containers
  9. Web Hosting and Domain Registration
  10. Evaluation of Educational Websites

16 Email, Mailing Lists, Discussion Groups, RSS Feed

  1. Electronic Mail
  2. Mailing Lists
  3. Discussion Groups
  4. RSS Feed

17 Web 2.0

  1. Web 2.0
  2. Blogs
  3. Wikis
  4. Social Networking

18 Virtual Classroom and Virtual Reality

  1. Virtual Reality in Education
  2. Simulations
  3. Virtual Laboratories
  4. Web Conferencing
  5. Immersive Learning

19 Reusable Learning Objects

  1. Reusable Learning Objects
  2. Metadata Standards and Specifications for RLOs
  3. Structure and Components of Learning Objects
  4. Learning Object Creation Process
  5. Types of Learning Objects

20 Learning Management Systems

  1. Learning Management Systems (LMS)
  2. Features of LMS
  3. Advantages and Disadvantages
  4. Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS)
  5. Criteria for Selecting LMS
  6. Total Cost of Ownership of LMS
  7. Learning Management Systems: Examples