i-manager's Journal of Educational Technology (JET)


Volume 11 Issue 1 April - June 2014

Article

Best Practices Of Leadership in Educational Technology

Loren Brown*
Research Scholar, Liberty University.
Brown, L. (2011). Best Practices of Leadership in Educational Technology. i-manager’s Journal of Educational Technology, 11(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.11.1.2668

Abstract

Leadership in Educational Technology is a relatively new field that is changing as fast as technology itself. Success for an educational leader includes maintaining a firm grasp of how to diagnose the needs of a district, a school, or a classroom while aligning policies, procedures, and protocols into a format that will empower the individual teacher efficacy and student learning outcomes. Being a leader in educational technology includes more than incorporating new technologies into the classroom. Leadership in educational technology requires an outlook that views technology not as a tool for every occasion, but as a tool that when used, will enhance the learning process. An approach of best practices is essential to maintain effectiveness as an educational leader, and yet there is very little research that includes a synthesis of the best practices or approaches that are certain to increase an educational leader's effectiveness. A best practices approach that relies on the use of constructivist teaching method, that strives for continuous improvement through the use of professional learning networks and communities, and that utilizes online professional development will produce the kind of effectiveness in teachers that is associated with positive student learning outcomes.

Article

A Novel Approach for Quality Education towards Industry Expectations

N. Santhiyakumari* , C. Babu**, C. Gomathi***, K. Rajesh****, M. Shenbagapriya*****
* Professor & Head, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Knowledge Institute of Technology, Kakapalayam, Salem (Dt), India.
**-*****Assistant Professors, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Knowledge Institute of Technology, Kakapalayam, Salem (Dt), India.
Santhiyakumari, N., Babu, C., Gomathi, C., Rajesh, K., and Shenbagapriya, M. (2014). A Novel Approach for Quality Education Towards Industry Expectations. i-manager’s Journal of Educational Technology, 11(1) 7 - 14. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.11.1.2669

Abstract

This paper presents a new method to improve the quality in technical education in order to meet the industry expectations. The quality of education and training being imparted in the technical education institutions varies from excellent to poor, with some institutions comparing favourably with the best in the world. Few others are suffering from different degrees of faculty shortages infrastructure deficiencies, curricula obsolescence, lack of autonomy in academic, financial, administrative, and managerial matters poor involvement in knowledge creation and dissemination. Skillful manpower of high quality can play a major role in economic development and in export of technology and services, and observing the growing demand for Indian professionals particularly in the area of software and core engineering in all parts of the globe including the highly developed countries. It is necessary to give very high priority in providing quality technical education for Engineering and Technology. In order for the students to succeed, its necessary to prepare themselves for the ever changing world of work, which means not only college readiness, but also career readiness.

Research Paper

Continuous Classroom Assessment At Primary Level

Imtiaz Ali* , Manzoor Hussain Shah**, Aijaz Ahmed Gujjar***
* Research Scholar, Preston University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
** Head of Education Department, Hazara University Manshera,Pakistan.
*** Associate Professor, Department of Education, Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Ali, I., Shah, M. H., and Gujjar, A. A. (2014). Continuous Classroom Assessment at Primary Level. i-manager’s Journal of Educational Technology, 11(1), 15-21. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.11.1.2670

Abstract

This study was designed to analyze the continuous classroom assessment at primary level in Pakistan. Findings of the study revealed that the students' achievement of single class teacher in the subject of English, General science, Urdu and mathematics were almost on average and rubric observation during continuous classroom assessment ranked single class teacher performance asn fair. Overall, subject teacher students’ achievement in English, General science, Urdu and Mathematics was better as compared to single class teacher. In addition to this, rubric observation during continuous classroom assessment ranked as subject teacher performance was reported very good in the area of students' instruction, writing test items on the writing board, time management, class environment, use of instructional recourses and student record keeping during and after assessment. It was recommended that at primary level, there is need of subject wise teacher to teach students more effectively. It is also recommended that primary teachers should be familiar with the new curricular terms such as Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) used in curriculum 2006 and they can be trained to develop and use the new assessment tools that is, rubric in the classroom.

Research Paper

Tri–Center Analysis: Determining Measures of Trichotomous Central Tendency for the Parametric Analysis of Tri–Squared Test Results

James Edward Osler II*
North Carolina Central University
Osler , J. E. (2014). Tri-Center Analysis: Determining Measures of Trichotomous Central Tendency For The Parametric Analysis of Tri-Squared Test Results. i-manager’s Journal of Educational Technology, 11(1), 22-29. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.11.1.2671

Abstract

This monograph provides an epistemological rational for the design of a novel post hoc statistical measure called “Tri–Center Analysis”. This new statistic is designed to analyze the post hoc outcomes of the Tri–Squared Test. In Tri–Center Analysis trichotomous parametric inferential parametric statistical measures are calculated from statistically significant Tri–Squared Test data. The Tri–Squared Test was first introduced in i-manager’s Journal on Mathematics as a qualitative to quantitative transformative mixed methods data analysis procedure. Tri–Center Analysis is an advanced statistical post hoc holomorphic that rigorously examines trichotomous investigative inquiry outcomes as in–depth parametric relations.

Research Paper

Usage of E-Learning Tools: A Gap in Existing TeacherEducation Curricula in India

Deepty Gupta* , Gaurav Singh**
* Research Scholar, School of Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi (India).
** Assistant Professor, School of Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi (India).
Gupta, D., and Singh, G. (2014). Usage of E-Learning Tools: A Gap In Existing Teacher Education Curricula In India. i-manager’s Journal of Educational Technology, 11(1), 30-40. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.11.1.2672

Abstract

In India usage of internet in education is not an innovation, but it is still considered to be in initial stages. Government of India has taken lot of initiatives for the implementation of e-learning at all the levels of education from past many years, but still teacher education programme around the nation continue to be challenged to prepare prospective teachers for using technology meaningfully in their instruction, as they are not yet prepared to do so. National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education (2009) has also embedded the part of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in the curricula of teacher education but there is disinclination for the usage by both teacher educators and trainee teachers. In order to explore deeper in the realm of it, the researchers had conducted a study to identify the status of e-learning in curricula of teacher education, infrastructural facilities, and usage of e- learning tools for instruction by teacher educators and trainee teachers. The findings of the study have revealed that though the curricula related to e- learning was ample in the selected university but the infrastructural facilities were not accomplished in many terms like internet connection and time provided to use it. The trainee teachers were skilled with the basic computer applications but they are lacking the skill of using various special skills required for e- learning. Also the usage of e-learning tools by teacher educators like email, chat, discussion groups, downloading the content was average but they are not involved in preparing online courses, taking online classes, video conferencing and uploading the educational content. Similar results were found in case of trainee teacher for which they are motivated to use the elearning tools.