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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Course Overview

Developed by NITTTR Chennai, the Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching program by Swayam focuses on the AICTE Technical Teacher Training module. This interactive MOOC will help you learn how technology is enhancing and transforming classroom instructions. Since incorporating technologies into classroom teaching is challenging, this curriculum provides all the critical learnings to help faculty members like you become fluent in technology-enabled learning.

The eight-week Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching training will also help you leverage your teaching skills and discover an ideal approach for your students, educational contexts, and yourself. The extensive syllabus will enable you to comprehend effective virtual teaching practices and progressively design your online learning activities. 

Furthermore, the Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching certification curriculum is a result of experts’ input, experiential sharing, and stakeholders’ interviewees. It also contains numerous case studies and examples, which will help you establish technology-enhanced instructions and what to address when you create these experiences. Upon fulfilling the required criteria, you can also obtain the course certificate.

The Highlights

  • Course video available
  • Numerous learning tasks
  • A four-quadrant approach 
  • Weekly interactive discussions for credits
  • AICTE-approved FDP
  • An elective, eight-week training
  • ‘Continuing Education’ level
  • ‘Teacher Education’ domain
  • Books and references
  • NITTTR’s educator
  • Digital certification 
  • Term-end examination (proctored)
  • Internal assignments

Programme Offerings

  • Weekly Discussions
  • assignments
  • Proctored term-end test
  • Curriculum video
  • AICTE-approved learning
  • Case Studies
  • Relevant examples
  • Digital certification
  • NITTTR’s trainer

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 1000yesNational Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai
  • Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching is a free program.
  • An Rs. 1,000 registration fee is applicable if you wish to get the certification by registering for Swayam’s examination.

Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching course fee structure

Program Option

Fees

Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching (course only)

NA

Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching (with the e-certificate)

Rs. 1,000 


Eligibility Criteria

Certification qualifying details  
Registering and appearing for Swayam’s Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching certification test is compulsory if you wish to earn the certificate. You must clear this exam by securing at least 10/30 in your assessments and 30/70 or more in your final test. 

Your program-end final score will be the total of your internal assignments and test marks. The assignment score will be an average of your top three assessments, carrying a 30% weightage. Your examination score’s 70% weightage out of 100 will also be considered. 

By securing the required marks and obtaining a final score of at least 40/100, you can acquire the Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching course certificate. 

What you will learn

Knowledge of Artificial IntelligenceTeaching skills

The Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching certification syllabus will help you thoroughly understand and become adept in these areas: -

  • Using instructional technologies to design effective lessons
  • Choosing relevant social media and online platforms for promoting peer discussions and student communication
  • Identifying online OERs (open educational resource), FOSS (free and open-source software), and various other digital tools to create an active learning environment
  • Designing diverse summative and formative assessment tools and strategies for technology-enabled learning
  • Using learning resources like online journals for professional growth without any plagiarism
  • Participating effectively in MOOC webinars/courses to enhance your knowledge
  • Using AI (artificial intelligence) correctly in a classroom teaching-learning environment

Who it is for

The Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching online course is ideal for airing and current teachers who wish to learn about implementing digital technologies in their classrooms.


Admission Details

Step: 1 https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/ntr21_ed19/preview - through this link, you can directly access the Integrating Educational Technology into a Teaching certification course. 

Step: 2 Click on the ‘Sign-in/Register’ option to sign in or sign up once you’ve finished reading through the program details. 

Step: 3 Next, you can either sign up on Swayam or log in. Use your Google/Microsoft/Facebook/Swayam account details to sign in. If not, create your Swayam ID by clicking on ‘Sign up now.

Step: 4 Fill in the required information and press ‘Send verification code. Swayam will send over this code to the mailing ID you’ve given.

Step: 5 Use it to fill in the verification code and select ‘Create’. This will activate your Swayam ID, which you can use to access the Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching training. 

Application Details

You can sign up for the Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching course by Swayam, hassle-free, without any admission form-filling. Simply use the ‘Sign-in/Register’ button and provide your email address, select a username, password, and verify it through Swayam’s verification code which you will receive via mail. For existing users, the Microsoft/Google/Facebook ID details are sufficient for successfully signing in.

The Syllabus

Introducing technology-enabled learning
  • Introducing to teaching into technology
  • A teacher’s crucial role in TEL
  • Technology in education: national education policy (draft) overview
  • Learning space: teaching environment
  • The potential benefits of TEL adoption
  • Teaching-learning principles: ICT perspective learning theories
  • Drafting and developing institutional policies
  • Institution preparedness for TEL
  • Institutional policies
  • Reviewing institutional capacity with respect to ICT

Resources and Tools for creating a technology-based learning environment
  • Planning online classes
  • Using online teaching environments
  • Considerations for selecting technology tools
  • Virtual laboratories
  • Demonstration: Ed-puzzle, Google Classroom, LMS (lite version)
  • Case study: experiential sharing
  • Online access to remote laboratories
  • Teaching using scenario-based simulations

Resources and tools for creating learning resources
  • Promoting active learning strategies
  • Online tools for content creation
  • Considerations for choosing technology
  • Ed TED
  • Screencasting technique
  • Creating mind maps
  • Use of documentaries in TEL
  • Introducing gamification

Resources and tools for creating learning assessments
  • Online tools for assessment 
  • Fundamentals of assessment
  • Tools demonstration: Hot potatoes, Google Forms, plickers, LMS Assessments, Framing of Rubics, Inline video quiz, portfolios, audio feedback
  • Considerations for choosing technology
  • Learning analytics to inform learning
  • Reflective teaching tool

Flipped/blend classroom and AI in classroom teaching
  • Blended models
  • Concepts of blended instruction
  • Role of artificial intelligence in education
  • Implementation strategies of flipped classrooms
  • Role of educators
  • Personalized learning
  • Tutoring

Copyrights, digital literacy, and lifelong learning (MOOCs and webinars)
  • Handling copyright for online courses/resources
  • Understanding creative commons
  • Plagiarism tools and their implementation
  • Looking into insights about ORCID, Research ID, Scopus Author ID
  • Strategies to select MOOCs
  • Webinars
  • MOOCs
  • Step to complete MOOCs

Social media in education
  • Discussions using online communities and using blogs for peel feedback
  • Web 2.0 technologies: Wiki, Blogs, and Twitter
  • Nurturing collaborations

Implementation and integration
  • Curriculum design, the relevance of selected technology, activity structure, and effective classroom management
  • Insights about integrating tools in the classroom
  • Learning analytics

Evaluation process

Swayam will release the online registration form for their Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching certification examination. You must appear for this test in person, in one of Swayam’s designated exam centers, by filling the form and paying the fees.

The online form will inform you about the examination timings, dates, allotted test centers, etc., once it’s available. 

Instructors

National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: How much effort should I devote to adequately finishing this training?

The Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching program requires you to sign in to the Swayam website at least four to five times every week and complete the learning tasks.

2: How can I receive credits?

Apart from the proctored test and internal assignments, this curriculum also features interactive discussions. You can participate in these discussions and post them throughout the week to obtain full credits. 

3: Can I contact the programme coordinator?

Yes. The course video explains how you can connect with the curriculum coordinator through Twitter or email. 

4: Who is the training educator?

National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Chennai’s Dr. G. Janardhanan, will teach this program.

5: Is this course AICTE-approved?

Yes. The Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching by Swayam is an AICTE-approved FDP.

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