The document discusses the role of computers in education, highlighting their applications in academic instruction, administrative tasks, and research activities. It covers innovative teaching methods, e-learning features, evaluation techniques, and the management of student data. Additionally, it addresses the administrative benefits of computerization including student admissions, attendance tracking, and timetable management.

1. Computers in
Education
By
Dr. I. Uma Maheswari
iuma_maheswari@yahoo.co.in

2. Computers in Education
 Academic side
 Administrative side
 Research side

3. Computers in Academic side
 Instruction or teaching process
 Learning through innovative methods
 Evaluation of learners
 E – resources for teaching and
learning

4. Instruction or teaching process
 Origin of CAI
– CAI programmes
– Basics assumptions of CAI
– Advantages of CAI
– Limitations of CAI
– Role of teachers in CAI
 Web based instruction (WBI)

5. Learning through innovative
methods
 The concept of e – learning
– Levels of e – learning
– Important features of e – learning
– Components to be included in e –
learning
– Benefits of e – learning

6. Evaluation of learners
 Online testing
 CD – ROM based evaluation

7. E – resources for teaching and
learning
 Classification of e – resources
– Online e – resources
– Offline e – resources

8. Computers in administrative side
 Preparation of student’s admission list
 Provision for online payment of admission
fees
 Preparation of attendance registers of
both staff and students.
 Preparing a timetable and preparing a
workload chart.
 Maintenance of leave registers
 Academic profiles of the faculty
 Database for students’ bio – data and for
important events.

9. Computers in research
 To search and identify a research
problem
 Review of literature
 Conducting a survey
 Analysis of the data collected
 Preparation of a research report.