Use of ICT in Learning and Teaching

Professional Development - Whys & Why Not's Date: 27th  Sep 2018/Thursday This blogpost is inspired from my love for training online/face to face for teachers/trainers/educators. Through out the previous two years I  have had several opportunities for professional development online. This blogpost will explore answers to  few important questions regarding  professional development beginning from my views regarding online PD, why does it matter so much, what are the various opportunities available for online PD and what do educational institutions need to do in order to ensure equitable access to online professional development for their staff in their respective institutions. Why is Online PD important for me? Lets begin by looking at reasons for my unending love for  Professional development and why it matters to me. Firstly It is because of these online professional development opportunities that help build my own skills and led to the dev...

Googling it the Google Way - the Magic of Google Classroom Date: 19 Mar 2018/Monday This blog post is inspired by my recent encounter with the amazing Google Classroom [1] .  Initially I thought it will be similar to a traditional classroom set up. On exploring I was able to get a deeper insight into the marvelous features the classroom has to offer. This  can help you flip your classroom. From organizing content for various courses to assigning work to students online, commenting on the homework , collaborating in real time etc are some of the tasks that make this online classroom a dynamic interactive learning experience for all learners. The blog explores each feature below in detail. Though its easy to login to your #Google Classroom using either your personal google for education account or GSUITE for education account set up by school. You can choose to login to your class by various methods either directly through web browser by going to classroom.google.com o...