Lesson 2: An overview: Educational Technology 2 Educational technology 2 is concerned with “Integrating Technology into Teaching and Learning”. This focused on introducing, reinforcing, supplementing and extending the knowledge and skills to learners so that they can become exemplary users of educational technology. Objectives of Educational Technology 2: · To provide education in the use of technology in instruction by providing knowledge and skills on technology- integration-in-instruction to learners. To impart learning experiences in instructional technology- supported instructional planning To acquaint students on Information Technology or IT- related learning theories with the computer as tutor. To learn and to use and evaluate computer-based educational resources. SELF-HELP ...
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