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17Aug

Instructional Technology

About Instructional Technology


The course Instructional Technology is named differently by different educators. Some call it Instructional Media. Others call it Instructional Media and Communication. Still others call it audiovisual education or educational media or educational technology. Labeling the course using terms like Teaching Aids or Instructional Material and the like is belittling the importance of media in educational processes. Synthesizing all, I prefer to call it Instructional Communication and Technology. Whatever the course title is, the purpose of the course is almost similar: to develop the understanding and skill of teachers, school directors and other educators in general about the importance of medial and communication technologies so as to enhance students learning and teachers’ presentation and teaching in the educational process. Consequently, instructional technology does not refer to educational technologies per se. it also encompasses human resources, psychological principles, theories and models of learning and communication. To think that the two credit hours-lessons are suffice for mastering the course is naïve. Hence, university students especially at the in-service program are expected to enrich the course from their experience and further reading throughout their lives since “seeking knowledge is from the cradle to the grave”. Moreover, every teacher should be ready to familiarize himself/herself to the modern ICTs since the world is being flooded by such technologies. I believe that failure to learn the basic ICT Literacy Skills is dragging education to backwardness. One should not expect others to teach him/her basic computer skills. Rather, he/she has to do it by the self using, for example, the opportunities with the mobiles, Internet centers, and so on. It is regrettably unfortunate to inform you that this course is not yet well organized with appropriate instructional technologies and resource centers due to the common reason: lack of budget. But I do not think that is the only reason. The gravest reason, I believe, is lack of integrating pedagogy with technology. Anyways, that is the major limitation of the course and hence you have to adapt yourself to the reality on the ground. Despite the limitations, I hope you will benefit from and enjoy the course from the experiences during the discussions in the course.

Course Highlights

The videos section of this course features a selection of video lectures and interviews of Instructional Technology faculty from various Departments at KIoT.