computer assisted instruction
DESCRIPTION
Teaching and learning through computer, evaluation of students performance through computer, virtual library, virtual classroom, e-books, e-journals etc come under “Educational Computing”. One of the significant instructional applications of computers is “Computer Assisted Instruction” (CAI).TRANSCRIPT
• Lack of human qualities• Restricted text displays• Limited sensitivity to needs• A poor substitute for actual experience• Software limitations• Hardware limitations• over use of multimedia may divert the attention
from the content• lack of infrastructure
Role of the teacher in CAI
• Supervisor or a guide• No computer can replace a teacher• Increase the scope and quality of contribution
of teachers in the society• Computer engineer, lesson write and a system
operator