Teaching with Modern Technology

Technology offers numerous innovative tools that many teachers can use in order to enhance the students’ learning experience. However, it is important to note that teaching with technology is not only about keeping up to the date of all the latest teaching tools available, but also about knowing how to effectively integrate them into your teaching.

In this course, you will learn the advantages of using technology, as well as the possible stumbling blocks. Whether you are teaching online or in a traditional classroom, it is hoped that you will get an inside look at the right practices to the use of technology to enhance learning and teaching.

Teaching with the use of technology may invoke many different images, depending on the experience of students or instructors. For some, this might mean the use of student classroom response systems in lectures or PowerPoint presentations. Others may also think of podcasting lectures or the use of certain disciplinary applications.

Although it is natural to consider these tools as a starting point, the use of technology in teaching is more likely to be appropriate and effective when it is integrated into a process of careful planning that includes several factors involved in learning and teaching.

To be able to use technology more effective and maximize its benefits in teaching, instructors need to evaluate the course goals as they do when planning a new course. They need determine what they expect their students will learn from the course, the knowledge and skills they want them to acquire at the end of the term and the teaching strategies that will best help their students obtain such goals. With these, they can design appropriate learning activities and suitable technologies that will help students reach their goals.

Course Curriculum

• Introduction to learning & teaching
• Gain knowledge to teach with technology
• How to apply universal design for learning(udl) principles with technology?
• Why use technology to prepare content?
• Why use technology to share content?
• How to use technology to facilitate in-class activities?
• How to use technology to facilitate virtual activities
• How to use technology to assess learning?
• Effectively assessing learning and teaching in online environments
• The end

Benefits

• High quality e-learning study materials and mock exams.
• Tutorials/materials from the industry leading experts.
• 24/7 Access to the Learning Portal.
• Benefit of applying NUS extra Discount Card.
• Recognised Accredited Qualification.
• Excellent customer service and administrative support.

Certification

• Successful students will be awarded a certificate in Teaching with Modern Technology.

Eligibility / Requirements

• This course is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds. However, some experience in teaching would be an advantage.
• Learners should be ages 16 or over to undertake the qualification.
• Basic understanding of English language, literacy, numeracy and ICT are required to attend this course.