Essentials Of Techno Pedagogy

Educational technology is an indispensable element of teaching. Teacher educators need knowledge and skills to design and successfully implement technology-enhanced learning. In today's world, most people must continuously improve their abilities and information levels to encounter the challenges of lifestyle. The current era of the 21st century is the data and innovation (IT) time. Each viewpoint of life has got to be synonymous with science and advancement. All over the world, information in all ranges is making tremendous advances. Information and innovation are right now being utilized within the field of education to create effective and interesting instruction and preparation for both understudies and teachers. The term “technology” within the 21st century is a critical issue in many fields, including instruction. This is since innovation has become the interstate information development in numerous countries. Nowadays, the application of technology has experienced progress and has changed our social designs that totally alter the way people think, work, and live. As a component of this, schools and other instructive teaching approaches ought to plan understudies to live in an “information society” to consider ICT support in their instructive programs. “Technology could be a crucial portion of teaching today’s students and it is utilized at whatever point conceivable within the classroom so that it moves forward the large learning environment.” Students will also get acquainted with innovation since they will utilize it in the future. A great educator not only provides proper ways for students to plan successfully but also motivates them to utilize their abilities in developing their country. This is often the crossover strategy of instructing in which ICT is being utilized for instructing learning circumstances. The combination of both the words “techno” and “pedagogy” implies weaving the innovations into the instructing learning preparation. It needs to consciously recognize the intervening learning environment in order to simplify and clarify the data transmission process to the greatest extent. Hence the thought of the Publication of the Edited book entitled “Essentials of Techno-pedagogy” to make available the rudiments concerning Techno-Pedagogy. This collection includes innovative research and enticing ideas which would tickle the palate of the specialist, the teacher and the curious reader.

Adult learners have more options for enrolling in postsecondary education than ever before, and they are able to use their learning style preference in deciding which program best meets their needs. For some of these students, those programs are fully online, and for others, there is minimal use of technology. As technology grows and become more integrated into individual lives, the unique learning styles and preferences of adults need to learn to be incorporated into instructional design. Drawing on a regional sample of US colleges, 545 adult learners in a graduate programs were surveyed about how to effectively build community in their online classes. Results indicated some agreement with these instructional tools. Mature adult learners, however, were found to have stronger agreement with strategies that included work outside of the formal online class. These results suggest perhaps a greater comfort for adults in working in spaces where there is less likelihood of being judged or graded, and that they might value relational work with other students in different ways than younger adults.

This book focuses on the current state of play with the integration of digital technologies into school-based teaching and learning. As well as a comprehensive analysis of developments to date it identifies 'what works' with technology and education.

Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) reflects a new direction in understanding the complex interactions among content, pedagogy, learners and technology that can result in successful integration of multiple technologies in teaching and learning. The purpose of this edited volume is to introduce TPCK as a conceptual framework for grounding research in the area of teachers’ cognitive understanding of the interactions of technology with content, pedagogy and learner conceptions. Accordingly, the contributions will constitute systematic research efforts that use TPCK to develop lines of educational technology research exemplifying current theoretical conceptions of TPCK and methodological and pedagogical approaches of how to develop and assess TPCK.

This edited book focuses on the possible education responses that can be implemented in future education times. The impact of technology on learning and teaching is often at the forefront of demands, particularly from those who dictate the funding available to pay for technology within education systems. This is not an unreasonable request and there is merit in impact evaluations of educational technologies including emergingtechnologies. Besides, it also shows how emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Educational Games and Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality, will reshape the future of education to provide efficient learning/teaching experiences and assessments. Furthermore, the book discusses innovative teaching and learning approaches (e.g., the use of open educational practices and peer-to-peer learning) that can be applied in this rapidly moving technological era to maintain education, including in unconditional times. Particularly, new instructional methods, such as game-based learning, should be designed based on integrated technologies to provide an effective learning experience, resulting in better learning outcomes. Future education should not solely focus on technology and psychology, but also on the applied instructional methods, as well as the human touch to maintain authentic and effective learning experiences. The book also discusses how teaching and learning can be designed to meet the growing tendency of Open and Distance Education, where thousands of learners can be taken the same course from different cultures, backgrounds and learning needs. This book aims to establish itself, through the published books/textbooks and research, as a medium to provide guidelines and recommendations for different stakeholders, including policymakers, educational designers, teachers, and students on how to enhance both learning and teaching experiences in the future for better learning outcomes, as well as how to maintain education in emergency times. It also provides one step ahead towards future education to prepare different stakeholders for the rapid evolution of education, even in times of emergency and difficult situations.

This collection includes award-winning papers, innovative research and enticing ideas which would tickle the palate of the specialist, the teacher and the curious reader. They can even help those across borders to explore and compare the content presented with their own educational milieu. Following the Covid Pandemic, there has been a spurt of online instruction and for those struggling to come to terms with the nuances of ICT-based pedagogy, the content in this book, firmly located in the realm of the practitioner cum teacher educator makes possible reflection and ease in adoption in educational contexts for Gen X.

Faculty development is currently practiced in a variety of approaches by individuals, committees, and centers of excellence. More research is needed to draw better benefit from these approaches in the impending digital world by taking advantage of digitally enabled teaching and learning. The Handbook of Research on Faculty Development for Digital Teaching and Learning offers holistic and multidisciplinary approaches to enhancing faculty effectiveness in teaching, boosting motivation, extending knowledge, expanding teaching behaviors, and disseminating skills in digital higher education settings. Featuring a broad range of topics such as faculty learning communities (FLCs), virtual learning environments, and professional development, this book is ideal for educators, educational technologists, curriculum developers, higher education staff, school administrators, principals, academicians, practitioners, and graduate students.

This book presents an overview on ten years of rich experience and innovative development of scientific research around pedagogy, didactics and educative technologies at Cadi Ayyad University. From active learning in traditional teaching to technology enhanced learning, many efforts have been done so far by both researchers and PhD students making from Science Education an essential pillar that should bring innovative solutions and improve quality in teaching and learning in classes. 13 different topics have been selected and converted to chapters summarizing a decennia of active and open research works at the university. The selected chapters are a compilation of initiatives of research that Cadi Ayyad University team’s are developing and experimenting among students. This compilation is unique in the field and country, so that it provides a innovative view on how some key topics are addressed in Higher Education.