scholarly journals Using Youtube in Colleges of Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
A Srinivasacharlu
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Colleges Of Education ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Teacher Trainees ◽  
Present Generation ◽  
Digital Entertainment

Present generation learners are growing up with digitalization. Educators are increasingly understanding and adapting new methods of teaching laced with digitalization. YouTube, an important off shoot of digitalization, is leading the charge as the most multipurpose medium for content transactions in the classroom and outside the classroom. It not only provides digital entertainment but also provides a great environment for learning. YouTube has multiple  advantages for teacher educators and teacher trainees. Teacher educators and teacher trainees search YouTube for any information or clarification on a topic. Using YouTube in the classroom can bring efficiency in teaching and learning. Considering its endless services, there is no surprise that Youtube has been ranked the highest as a preferred learning tool. The teacher educators and teacher trainees can follow the prescribed procedures for creating and uploading effective videos on YouTube. Teacher educators can use YouTube in their class with all precautions and well planning.

scholarly journals Understanding of Chemicai Formulae And Nomenclature Of Inorganic Compounds Using Improvised Conceptual Models Among Teacher-Trainees In Offinso And Atebubu Colleges Of Education In Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilatam Peter Mayeem ◽  
Anna M. Naah ◽  
Augustine Adjei
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Conceptual Models ◽  
Inorganic Compounds ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Colleges Of Education ◽  
Teacher Trainees ◽  
Cognitive Capability ◽  
Education In Ghana ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
And Control

The study aimed at enhancing the understanding of SHS students in chemical formulae and nomenclature using locally constructed conceptual models. It was carried out in Offinso and Atebubu Colleges of Education. The research instrument used was pretest and protest on an experimental and control group with 200 students as sample size. Developmental research design with cluster and purposive sampling techniques were employed. Five research questions were formulated out of which four were modified into null hypothesis and was tested using 2-tailed t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The research results have showed that the use of conceptual models enhanced the understanding of Teacher-trainees in chemical formulae and nomenclature. Additionally, it was found out that the conceptual models had no influence on gender or cognitive capability. This emphasized that conceptual models should be used to assist the teaching and learning of chemical formulae and nomenclature.    

scholarly journals ICT Implementation in Colleges of Education: A Framework for Teacher Educators

10.28945/4312 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 207-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alona Forkosh Baruch ◽  
Orit Avidov Ungar
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Colleges Of Education ◽  
Ict Implementation

Aim/Purpose: The study aims to evaluate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) implementation in academic colleges of education. The article offers a conceptual framework for ICT implementation within teacher education in the information era, which combines an array of frameworks and addresses the needs of teacher education. Background: The study examines the components of ICT implementation within the training as perceived by teacher educators in these colleges, their attitudes towards the contribution of ICT for teaching and learning, and the available conditions and resources in these colleges for ICT implementation in teaching. Methodology: A mixed methodology of quantitative and qualitative nature was utilized. A questionnaire was developed including a set of sequential steps. The sample that responded to the questionnaire included 615 faculty members, which were approximately 25% of the population of lecturers in 8 colleges of education. Contribution: The results enabled insights regarding success and challenges in the implementation of the computerization program. It supplies policymakers as well as practitioners with updated data and enables evidence-based decision-making. Findings: Use of ICT by faculty shows two key factors: basic ICT use and advance collaborative use. Use in teacher training was divided into 5 factors: information management, advanced technological methods, project-based learning, display of information, and learning organization. Two factors were related to the students’ use of ICT in their teaching: integrating ICT in classroom activity, and usage for distance learning. Recommendations for Practitioners: Recommendations for practitioners include empowering the efficiency of ICT implementation, thereby transforming teaching and learning; training pre-service teachers to utilize advanced ICT tools that encourage collaboration, problem-based learning; utilization of the tool developed and used in this study for decision-making and assessing ICT implementation in teacher training; and highlighting the role of the teacher educator as a major factor in translating educators’ beliefs and modelling for students. Recommendation for Researchers: Recommendations for researchers include identifying the possibilities of utilizing the proposed tool in their research and development plans within their teacher training institutes, as a means of assessing the nature of ICT implementation in their teacher education programs. Impact on Society: ICT implementation in education has an impact on the future generation of students, as citizens of the knowledge society and lifelong learners. Teacher educators are at the heart of this process; hence, developing and implementing a tool to measure as well as encourage a paradigm shift in teaching and learning is of utmost importance. Future Research: Future research should include examining the utilization of the developed tool in diverse contexts, as well as using it as an indicator for comparing ICT implementation processes and models between institutes, and for examining the implementation process from a longitudinal point of view, from pre-service education throughout the TPD (Teacher Professional Development) as an in-service teacher.

scholarly journals Preparing Teacher Trainees for Field Experience: Lessons From the On-Campus Practical Experience in Colleges of Education in Ghana

SAGE Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401880761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Adu-Yeboah ◽  
Christopher Yaw Kwaah
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Colleges Of Education ◽  
Teaching Standards ◽  
Teacher Trainees ◽  
Lesson Delivery ◽  
Standards And Guidelines ◽  
Education In Ghana

This study sought to understand the process of providing on-campus practical experience to teacher trainees in preparation for practicum in basic schools, and how the trainees perceive these. It used the mixed method approach to obtain data from three purposively sampled colleges of education in the Central Region of Ghana. Questionnaires were administered to 232 teacher trainees; 12 focus group discussion sessions were held with the trainees while an interview guide was used to elicit data from 24 college tutors. The findings showed that the on-campus experience offered trainees the opportunity to improve on their knowledge and practice of general pedagogical skills such as the writing of lesson plans, statement of appropriate lesson objectives, lesson delivery, timing of activities, and the use of teaching and learning resources. However, there was no evidence of documented standards and guidelines for the conduct of the on-campus practicum. Again, trainees had very limited time to engage with supervisors and critically interrogate and reflect on their own practices. Consequently, it was suggested that teacher training institutions should develop appropriate teaching standards and guidelines for on-campus teaching practice and give trainees more opportunity to engage with and critically interrogate their own practice in the process of learning to teach.

scholarly journals The integration of Information and Communication Technology for teaching and learning at Ghanaian Colleges of Education: ICT Tutors’ Perceptions

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Kwame Eduafo Edumadze
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Colleges Of Education ◽  
Ict In Education ◽  
It Use ◽  
Ict Integration ◽  
Teacher Trainees ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Education Model ◽  
Basic Level

ICT is used more at the workplace than in the classroom mainly due to the lack of its extensive integrated into the curriculum by teachers. With the increasing use of ICT in our society, teachers must be at the forefront of it use in order to train their students in its proper use. Ghana’s Colleges of Education (COEs) are the first place where ICT education should begin since they are responsible for the training of teachers in the country. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the extent of ICT integration in Ghana's COEs. This study, based on the UNESCO’s literature on ICT integration in education and teachers’ adoption of ICT, examines the perception of ICT tutors in COEs on the goal to strengthen ICT curriculum in COEs. It also examines their perception of the capability of their students to competently teach ICT studies at the Basic levels in Ghana's education system. Results from the study show that tutors are of the view that ICT integration for teaching and learning are at the beginning stages with respect to Anderson’s ICT in Education model. They also are of the view that an elective ICT course should be introduced to train teacher-trainees who will specialise in ICT teaching at our basic level. Finally the study made recommendations to address these challenges.

scholarly journals Teacher Trainees Perceptions of Think-Pair-Share Technique in Teaching Classification of Living Organisms in Colleges of Education – Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 368-373
Author(s):  
Joseph Parker ◽  
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IK ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Colleges Of Education ◽  
Immediate Feedback ◽  
Teacher Trainees ◽  
Learning Technique ◽  
Living Organisms ◽  
Effective Teaching And Learning ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of the study was to explore the perceptions of teacher trainees on the use of think-pair-share in teaching and learning of classification of living organisms. The study adopted a quantitative approach. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to report the results of the study. Frequency counts and percentages were used to report the teacher trainees’ perceptions about the impact of think-pair-share learning technique in the teaching and learning of classification of living organisms. The study was carried out in Enchi College of Education in the Aowin Municipality in the Western North Region of Ghana. Stratified, simple random, and systematic sampling techniques were used to select 80 respondents for the study. This was made up of 30 level 300, 30 level 200, and 20 level 100 students, respectively. The participants were subjected to think-pair-share learning technique of teaching. The instrument used for the data collection was a questionnaire guide. The findings of the study revealed that, think-pair-share learning technique of teaching motivate and engage, provide immediate feedback, develop social and physical skills simultaneously, help students to learn with fun and increase students interest and confidence level. It was therefore recommended that creative approach such as think-pair-share learning technique should be adopted by science tutors in Colleges of Education for effective teaching and learning.

scholarly journals Dental Education Challenges during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period in Italy: Undergraduate Student Feedback, Future Perspectives, and the Needs of Teaching Strategies for Professional Development

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 454
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Varvara ◽  
Sara Bernardi ◽  
Serena Bianchi ◽  
Bruna Sinjari ◽  
Maurizio Piattelli
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Student ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Dental Education ◽  
Student Feedback ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
New Methods ◽  
E Learning

The COVID-19 pandemic literally stopped most human movement and activities as it initially spread, which included dental practices and dental education. This defined the need for significative changes in teaching and learning with the use of “e-learning” methods, also for traineeships. This study was designed to determine the undergraduate student perception of these new methods as part of their education. This involved 353 students attending the Dental School of the G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara, from the first to the sixth years. A questionnaire in Italian and was set-up using “Google Forms” and sent by email to the students. The questionnaire was divided into three parts: the first part included questions for general information, including age, sex and year of course; the second part had multiple choice questions related to their evaluation of the e-learning teaching, using a scale of opinion in the replies to each question (e.g., “scarce”, “fair”, “satisfying”, “very good” and “excellent”); and the third part included two open questions to indicate the strengths and limitations of these new teaching and learning approaches. The categorical variables in the first and second parts of the questionnaire were evaluated using Chi squared tests, setting significance at p < 0.05, while the comments were evaluated qualitatively. The student feedback showed significant appreciation (p < 0.05) of the new methods and the efforts that the lecturers put in to provide lectures of as high a quality as possible. However, a lack of practical training was significantly perceived as an important problem in the structure of their new curriculum (p < 0.05). COVID-19 has been an epic tragedy that has hit the human population not only in terms of health and healthcare, but also quality of life. This includes the quality of dental education within universities. However, the pandemic can be seen to also represent motivation to invest in the necessary technological innovation to deliver the best possible education to our future dentists.

Curriculum of Teacher Education Programme: What Do Teacher Educators Say?

2021 ◽  
pp. 225-234
Author(s):  
Indrajeet Dutta ◽  
Sonal Chabra ◽  
Vanita Chopra
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Colleges Of Education ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Teacher Education Curriculum ◽  
University Departments ◽  
New Vision

India has one of the largest systems of teacher education in the world. Besides the university departments of education and their affiliated colleges, government and government aided institutions; private and self-financing colleges and open universities are also engaged in teacher education. Though most teacher education programmes are nearly identical yet their standards vary across institutions and universities. However, teacher education curriculum across the country has been blamed for ineptitude and needs urgent reforms. Teacher educators are a pivotal point of this programme and their opinion regarding the curriculum is very important. Keeping the above in mind, the present study aimed to find out the attitude of teacher educators towards existing teacher education curriculum and the needed renewal in teacher education curriculum. Data was collected from randomly selected 107 teacher educators working in colleges of education affiliated to GGSIPU and M.D.U. A five point attitude scale was developed by the researchers for the purpose of ascertaining their attitude. The findings revealed that teacher educators are largely in disagreement with the current curriculum and hold that a new vision needs to be made for the education of teachers as per the present needs of globalisation, RTE norms, and adoption of inclusive education.

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