Communication and Information Technology

Communication and Information Technology

1 Models and Processes of Communication

  1. Communication
  2. Types of Communication
  3. Models of Communication
  4. Communication Process
  5. Barriers in Communication
  6. Strategies for Effective Communication

2 Communication for Education and Training

  1. Nature of Educational Communication
  2. Approaches to Educational Communication
  3. Electronic Communication
  4. Communication for Training
  5. Planning Communication for Education and Training
  6. Communication Skills

3 Classroom Communication

  1. Nature of Classroom Communication
  2. Using Technology in Classroom Communication
  3. Planning Classroom Communication
  4. Creating Learning Environment

4 Interactivity in Communication

  1. Nature of Interactivity
  2. Interactivity in Educational Communication
  3. Using Interactive Media for Learning
  4. Interactions and Learning

5 Technology and Educational Transactions

  1. Why Technology in Education and Training?
  2. Range of Technologies: An Overview
  3. Technology Applications

6 Technology for Design, Development and Delivery of Materials

  1. Technology for Material Design
  2. Technology for Material Development
  3. Technology for Delivery of Materials

7 Technology for Classroom Teaching and Self-Learning

  1. Technologies for Classroom Teaching
  2. Technologies for Self-Learning
  3. Instructional Designing

8 Technology Based Training

  1. Competency Development and Training Issues
  2. Computer Mediated Communication
  3. IT and Self-Learning
  4. In-House Training
  5. Design Considerations
  6. Implementation of Technology Based Training

9 Print and Human Learning

  1. Nature of Learning
  2. Learning Theories
  3. Nature of Adult Learning
  4. Learning from Print Medium
  5. Implications for Material Design

10 Development of Print Media

  1. Origin and Development of Print Medium
  2. The Print Medium and Distance Education
  3. Influences of Print Medium
  4. Current Status

11 Self-Learning Print Materials

  1. Self Instructional Materials
  2. Types of Self Instructional Materials
  3. Access Devices and Activities
  4. Development of Self-Learning Print Materials
  5. Developmental Testing

12 Issues in Reading and Study Skills

  1. Nature of Skills
  2. Learning from Print: Reading Skills
  3. Study Skills
  4. Implications for Print Material Development

13 Broadcast Media – Radio and Television

  1. Digital Audio Broadcasting(DAB) through Satellites
  2. Campus Radio
  3. Briefcase Radio
  4. Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT)
  5. Webcasting

14 Non-Broadcast Media – Audio and Video

  1. Non-Broadcast Media: Audio and Video

15 Teleconferencing

  1. Teleconferencing and Open Distance Education
  2. Synchronous Communication Technologies
  3. Teleconferencing for Teaching-Learning
  4. Computer Conferencing Technologies

16 Digital Audio and DTH

  1. Digital Audio Formats
  2. Storage Devices
  3. Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB)
  4. Digital Video DTV and DTH
  5. Upcoming Audio-Video Delivery Technologies

17 General Considerations for Appropriateness

  1. General Considerations for Appropriateness

18 Technology Selection

  1. Technology Selection

19 Technology Integration for Teaching and Learning

  1. Technology Integration: The Concept
  2. Guidelines for Integration of Technology
  3. Assessment of Integration of Technology
  4. Barriers to the Process of Technology Integration
  5. Convergence of Technologies
  6. Miniaturisation of Technology
  7. Individualization versus Globalisation
  8. Social and Educational Impact of Information and Communication Technology
  9. Technology as a Surrogate Teacher: Strengths and Limitations

20 Technology for Professional Development

  1. Technology as a Means of Information Storage and Retrieval
  2. Technology as an Aid for Simulation and Decision Making
  3. Technology for Tele Collaboration
  4. Professional Development through Virtual Education and Training
  5. Technology and Life-Long Learning / Continuing Education
  6. Technology and New Professions / Jobs