MICRO TEACHING ON COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING
Name of the teacher Miss.E.vidhyasri
Class M.Sc. Nursing
Subject: Nursing Education
No. of students 40 students
Topic: computer assisted learning
Previous knowledge Students have some knowledge about computer
Duration: 45min
Methods of teaching: Lecture cum Discussion
Teaching aids: Black Board, pamphlets
Name of the evaluator Mrs.vedha darly
Associate professor
Texcity college of Nursing
Coimbatore
General Objectives
On completion of the topic the students are able to develop understanding about Computer assisted learning
Specific objectives:
To introduce the computer assisted learning
To define computer assisted learning
To explain types of Computer assisted learning
To describe the advantages and disadvantages of computer assisted learning
To describe the nursing education setting using computers .
To conclude the topic
S.NO TIME SPECIFIC CONTENT TEACHER LEARNER AV AIDS EVALUATION
OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY ACTIVITY
1. 5min To introduce COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING Lecture cum
the computer discussion
assisted Computer assisted learning (CAL), is not a new
learning phenomenon. This field ofeducation has been growing
since the introduction of computers into the
learningenvironment. As computer has become standard
instructional tools in the primaryand secondary school
system, they are used extensively in all aspects of
nursingeducation. Due to the great changes in the primary
and secondary school systems,they are used extensively in
all aspects of nursing education. Due to the greatchanges in
the practice and teaching of nursing, there has been an
increase in the possibilities offered by Computer Assisted
Learning (CAL), which may help meetthe new challenges to
nursing education. Although CAL has been with us for
manyyears it has had great difficulty competing with more
conventional methods ofeducation.
History:
In the 1980s, the first computer assisted learning became
available to universitystudents looking for an alternative to
the traditional textbook. There programmesused only
digital files transferred onto a CDROM to give students
highly portableand accessible learning materials. The
popularization of this form of learningmaterials. The
popularisation of this form of learning and the increased
ownershipof personal computers led to the development
of widely distributed educationalCDROMS. As technology
continued to grow and with the introduction of
theinternet, information on CAL programmes became more
interactive, reflecting asocial need for flexible learning
outcomes.
2. 5min To define Definition: Lecture cum Blackboard What is
computer discussion computer
assisted CAL has often been used to describe the development and assisted learning
learning application ofeducational technology for a variety of
circumstances of educational technology for variety of
circumstances from the mid 1980s until the early 1990s the
termCAL was often used to refer to the development of
either a single computer programme or series of programs
which replaced the more traditional methods ofinstruction,
in particular lecture.1.
“Computer Assisted Learning or Computer Aided Learning
is defined as learning through computers with subject wise
learning packages/materials”.-Mifflin
3. 5min To explain Types of CAL software’s: Lecture cum Pamphlet To know about
types of CAL discussion types of CAL
1.Drill and practice.
2.Tutorial
3.Games
4.Multimedia
5.Word processing.
6.Programmed instructions.
Nursing education setting using computers:
Whether used for information gathering or learning, the
computer is being used in allfacts of nursing education.
There use in basic nursing education, both diploma and
baccalaureate and graduate level is widely reported. In
addition their use in continuing education programs and in-
service education is growing at a logarithmicrate.
Factors contributing to the importance of CAL:
Tremendous growth in human knowledge and increase in
the amount of informationto be learned. Increased
understanding of teaching learning process.
Increaseddiversity in the setting where nursing is practiced.
Need for nurses to have skill that allow them to continue
learning throughout their professional careers.
4. 5min To know about Benefits of computer Assisted Learning: Lecture cum Pamphlet Tell about
benefits of CAL discussion benefits of CAL
Theoretically CAL might be considered attractive in that it is
learner centered, andmay be designed according to good
educational strategies, the true effectiveness ofCAL has
been questioned, scalability, interactivity, information
interactivity,autonomic student logging and multimedia
content are important features of CAL.
Scalability:
Many aspects of CAL are scalable, particularly when
internet derived technologiesare utilized to produce a CAL
package. Unlike any educational media a CAL packages is
digitally stored thus it may be reproduced without error as
many times asrequired. By providing access to a CAL
package over a network. Many students mayuse a single
resource. Further if the CAL packages are made accessible
via aninternet browser then it becomes potentially
available to a very wide audience using adiverse range of
computers.
Interactivity:
“what I hear I forget, what I see I remember, what I do I
remember always.” The
nature of CAL lends itself to involving the students with the
learning processes withtasks requiring actions and
dependent on the actions the student may
receiveappropriate feedback leading to further tasks. This
goal-action feed-back cycle may be followed in a simple
series of interactive questions, a complex case study or
evena computer simulation of a clinical situation.
Automatic of assessment:
As a student interacts with a CAL exercise it is possible to
keep a record of eachinteraction on an identifiable log life.
This provides a convenient option to check onstudent
performance by checking on the correctness of response to
the CAL exercise.Further by building up a profile of how a
number of users interact with the system itis possible to
identify weaknesses in the CAL exercises itself. The
automatic logs canthus help decrease both the burdens on
assessing students and validating CALexercises.
Multimedia:
The incorporation of multimedia elements such as images,
sounds and video clips inCAL packages provide more than
simply added interest. Cognitive psychologistsuggests that
learning is facilitated if the student has to undertake active
processing of presented information, “mental roughage”.
Different individuals learn better in response to different
media, and it has been suggested that learning may be
improved by providing information in more than one form
simultaneously such as animationwit sounds.
Distance learning on the internet:
Distance learning has many benefits and CAL delivered over
computer networks isan excellent tool for education. The
largest computer network, the internet, provides
millions of user’s access to thousands of sources of
information. Internet chat rooms
allow a number of users connected to a website to
communicate directly with eachother by text and in some
chat rooms also with sound. Internet telephony and
fullvideo conferencing is becoming more established.
Teaching sociology students overthe internet has even
been suggested to be superior to teaching by more
conventionalmeans.
Video conferencing:
Perhaps one of the most exciting uses of synchronous
communication provide by theuse of computers is the
option of video conferencing. Video conferencing
systemscan broadly be divided into desktop systems and
room systems. A desktop system isuseful for a small
number of participants of each site sat at specially
configured personal computers each with a simple camera
and microphone. Room based systemsare for larger groups
using much more sophisticated and expensive equipment.
Videoconferencing provides obvious improved
communication through people being ableto see each
other at remote sites but requires careful planning and
training to gainmaximum effectiveness. Teleconferencing is
a term that may be used whenvideoconferencing is a term
that may be used when video conferencing allows peopleat
two or more sites to see live pictures with sound, where as
data conferencingallows people at different sites to view
and work on a common document of life.
5. 10 To explain Advantages of web-Based learning: Lecture cum Pamplet Student able to
min about discussion tell advantage
advantage and Access to multiple perspectives bout a particular situation and disadvantage
disadvantage of or concept. of CAL
CAL
Access to applications or instructional materials about a
particular situation orconcept.
Opportunity to engage in an interactive environment.
Access to and organization of a lot information quickly.
Opportunity to interact with experts.
Easy to transfer information and data, any time of the
day.
Promotes self regulation learning, view information at
your speed nodeadlines.
Creates a record of information and when it was
produced.
Opportunity to enhance your creatively and perception
of ideas.
Promote non-linear, non-directive, open ended thinking.
Time to formulate ideas and thinking to improve
presentation.
Disadvantages of web-based learning:
Simulation experience is not as exciting or beneficial for
students.
Information is not necessarily valid or correct.
Can be distracting because the computer is more inviting
than the teacher.
Content is not always most appropriate for learning.
Could be misused and not applied in a meaningful way.
Computer and internet access are sometimes slow.
Changes the experiences of research if you are not
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