Asst. Prof. Archana Gatkal (Pg. 85-91)
Ashoka College of Education, Nashik, [email protected]
Miss. Christine Manuel Parke
Final Year B.A. B.Ed, Ashoka College of Education, Nashik [email protected]
In the recent years, the education system has changed due to the effective integration of technology in the teaching and learning process. The present study focuses on the role and effectiveness of technology used in an innovative manner in the school education. The researcher for the same adopted the case study method and used questionnaire and interview as a tool to support the findings of the study. The samples used in this are the teachers of Strawberry group of schools. The school also promotes effective education with the use of technology in education, in essence to video conferencing, Thing Link and they also follow the Seed curriculum for the overall development of the students which is basically developed according the philosophy of the great Educationist Mr. Howard Gardner. The use of technology in an innovative way in education, such as, Thing Link and Video conferencing makes learning easy and interesting at Strawberry. In present times, technology based education has also become one of the principle constituent in modifying world towards the subsequent progress.
Introduction:
Albert Einstein has rightly said that “Necessity is the mother of all inventions”.
In all spheres of life, man has always toiled for brilliance. This aspiration and determination has brought forth new inventions and innovations in all walks of life. The world of education has also been influenced by the expansion in the use of technology. Technology can be used to strengthen student learning and can also be efficiently as a cognitive tool for teaching and learning in the classrooms.
In the past several years, Educational Technology has become an increasingly essential constituent of education system. This could be highlighted by the remark made by Kothari Commission (1964-66) i.e. “The destiny of nation is being shaped in its classrooms”, which throw enough light on the importance of use of technology in education.
“The most important thing that schools can do is not to use technology in the curriculum more, but use it more efficiently.”
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Students learn, understand and implement knowledge in a better way when the teaching - learning process is innovative and joyful. Now a days, schools have been focusing and striving for the students to be digitally literate but the mere existence of technology in education does not change the teaching and learning process. The teachers, in this, play an equal important role. It is observed that no subject can be taught without the use of technology. The teachers nowadays, use technology mostly for their administrative work as well as for imparting the knowledge in an effective way to the students.
Considering the present scenario of education with technology, the researcher found the methods used by the Strawberry group of schools to be very appealing and effective.
Sri Vyankatesh Education Society‘s strawberry English Medium School follows CBSE curriculum. The pedagogy which is experimental based, gives more space for critical thinking of students which helps them to cross the traditional boundaries. Here, the students are encouraged to expand their horizon beyond the books, their thoughts are given a proper direction, so they can gain confidence. Child centered methodology of education is adhered, which develops innate skills of the students which enables them to e a lifelong learner.
Strawberry is the only school in Maharashtra to introduce Banking (Finance Literacy Course) at school level. The school also promotes effective education with the use of technology in education, in essence to video conferencing, Thing Link and they also follow the Xseed curriculum for the overall development of the students which is basically developed according the philosophy of the great Educationist Mr. Howard Gardner.
Innovative technology as a resourceful school education:
Thing Link:
o The name itself indicate that, the website where we link the different things (In the form of video, photo, Wikipedia, audio etc).
o Basically it is a one kind of Facebook, Instagram etc application where the system provides the user name and password. User name is nothing but your e-mail id, and password of this system you can set according to your choice.
o The account of user is divided into two categories: 1. Thing link happy user (free user)
2. Premium user (pay some amount)
o Happy users are trial basis and it has limited functions. While the premium user has one year validity, security and advance accessibility.
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Education purpose :-
o We can make the presentation on every topic.
o How to make presentation: In this application we can take image related to our topic, on the image we can give tag. Such as labeling of parts of tree in a figure.
o In that tags we can provide the link of different websites which are related to your topic.
o Basically we can link the Wikipedia, YouTube video and images. User can also type self information on related topic in text form.
o 360 degree image: For better understanding of concept or to feel real environment of particular topic this rotating image presentation can be made and we can give the same tag as we are giving to images.
o Why is it required?: Even if we can watch videos on YouTube, educational websites, Wikipedia directly also but separate surfing of particular topic makes inconveniences in study, instead of separate surfing we can link the website in single image itself by this application.
Our Thing Link account acts like a book. In which we can save the projects and we can access it anytime and anywhere.
o How it makes study easy: Students learn the particular topic in both the ways- 1. By reading information through Wikipedia or other sources.
2. By watching a video on the particular topic.
Hence, if student really follow this methodology for study definitely study becomes easy and knowledgeable.
Best thing of this application is that, there is no downloading of any video or any information. It is just the link of that particular website.
Video conferencing:
o Thanks to the development of technology, nowadays education does not only happen in classrooms. It has greatly changed its way, especially with video conferencing. As a matter of fact, video conferencing brings education to a brand new world.
o It is a technology based interactive tool that makes teaching – learning live and simpler. It helps to understand the concepts more clearly and deeply.
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o Here at Strawberry, some of the effective teaching learning methods are adopted and implemented from Finland which as a matter of fact, ranks number 1 in the world, in the field of education.
o Video conferencing method is used for teacher training as well as for the students by some of the well known educationists from Finland.
Review of Related Literature:
Dalwadi N. (2011) studied the development of Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) in science for the students of standard 9th. The study found that CAI is an effective individualized instructional technique for teaching science also found that students as well as teachers have a positive opinion towards the CAI.
Prakash Ahire (2018) in Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies studied the effectiveness of ICT approach on the academic achievement of class 7th in Mathematics. Pre test and post-test were used by the researcher and the study found to be more effective for academic achievements of the students.
Dr. Satnam Singh (2018) studied the various emerging technology tools that can assist teachers in making teaching and learning process much easier, much more fun and explore potential future development.
Statement of Aim:
To study the effectiveness of innovative technology as a resourceful tool in school education. Objectives:
1. To find out the effectiveness of use of innovative technology in teaching learning process. 2. To know the concept and effectiveness of Thing Link in education.
3. To study the impact of the use of video conferencing in classroom teaching. Operational Definitions:
Technology- It refers to the electronic based methods.
Education- The action or process of being educated is called as education.
Innovative teaching- Refers to Thing Link & video conferencing methods used in teaching. Significance of the study:
In today‘s world, computer-based technology is not a frill, but an essential constituent of any modern curriculum. The term ―technology‖ can be use to coin down various things, from computers to pencils. In consideration to understand the impact of technology on education, it is advantageous to take into account the motives to which technology is applied. Technology
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is used by the students to help them develop higher order thinking skills, critical thinking, analysis, problem solving and so on.
In this attempt, the researcher makes an effort to examine the effectiveness of the use of technology in the success of schools.
Hypothesis:
In view of the above stated objectives the following hypothesis were formulated:
1. There is no significant difference between Thing Link technique and traditional teaching – learning process.
2. There is no significant difference between video conferencing and traditional teaching – learning process.
Research Methodology:
In the present study, the researcher has adopted the Survey method for this present stydy. Sample:
In the present study, the samples used by the researcher are 30 teachers of the Strawberry group of Schools.
Scope:-
1. This research covers two innovative methods on the basis of technology. 2. This research covers the data regarding to Strawberry group of Schools. Limitations:-
1.The conclusions are only for theStrawberry group of Schools.
2.The conclusions are limited for the yr.2018-19 of the Strawberry group of Schools. Tools used:
The researcher has used questionnaire and interview as a tool in the present study. Analysis of data:
Percentage Analysis of Effectiveness of Innovative Technology In School Education
Statements SA % A % N % D % SD % S1 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 S2 13.33 83.33 3.33 0.00 0.00 S3 53.33 36.67 10.00 0.00 0.00 S4 46.67 53.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 S5 43.33 56.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 S6 30.00 43.33 26.67 0.00 0.00 S7 53.33 43.33 3.33 0.00 0.00 S8 53.33 46.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 S9 40.00 46.67 13.33 0.00 0.00 S10 70.00 30.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 S11 3.33 10.00 36.67 50.00 0.00 S12 76.67 23.33 0.00 0.00 0.00
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SA- Strongly Agree, A- Agree, N- Neutral, D- Disagree, SD- Strongly Disagree. Graphical representation of the data:
Interpretation of data:
As per the data collected, it is found that 100% of the teachers involved in the study strongly agree upon the fact that technology has become an integral part of education system. The Strawberry group of schools provides ICT training to their teachers which is beneficial to both, teachers as well as students. The use of technology not only helps the teachers in the teaching and learning process but also in planning effective lessons and efficient evaluation process.
The only drawback to some extent found through this study is that the use of technology in education does not always help in the development of the students Higher Order Thinking
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 Per ce n tage Statements SD % D % N % A % SA %
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Skills (critical thinking, analysis, problem solving), as it does not involve any brainstorming activity through this type of learning.
Discussion:
In the present study, the researcher personally visited the schools and had a one to one conversation with the staff members and also obtained some precise information through questionnaire. The school really takes an effort for the overall development of each individual at the school and very effectively uses the technology in the teaching and learning process. The use of technology in an innovative way in education, such as, Thing Link and Video conferencing makes learning easy and interesting at Strawberry. In present times, technology based education has also become one of the principle constituent in modifying world towards the subsequent progress.
Conclusion:
The study focused on the role and effectiveness of innovative technology as a resourceful tool in school education. It is significantly found that the use of technology is an innovative manner makes the teaching and learning process simpler, effective and joyful. The methods Thing Link and video conferencing used at Strawberry group of schools for education makes it unique and it has a positive impact over the teaching and learning process.
It improves the class climate, students are more engaged and it encourages the students to work in a collaborative way. The use of technology in teaching and learning process not only positively impacts on students‘ motivation and achievements but is also essential to prepare them to live and work in the 21st century.
References:
Mangal S.K and Shulhar, Essentials of Educational Technology and Management.
Aggrawal J. C. (2009), Essentials of Educational technology innovations in teaching learning, Vikas Publication, New Delhi.
Dalwadi N. (2011)
Prakash Ahire, (2018), Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies. Dr. Satnam Singh, (2018), Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies.
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