1. Ghana Technology University College http://www.gtuc.edu.gh
Graduate School Academic Resources
Academic Excellence in Technology Education

2. Presentation Overview
New Trends in Higher Education
Social Networking Tools
Open Educational Resources
GTUC Learning Resources
General Issues

3. New Trends in Higher Education
Affordability and Access
Demography- Changing student population
Educational Delivery Mode- Distance/Blended/Online/Mobile Learning
Performance/Assessment/Learning outcome
Increasing strategic alliances, partnerships and networks

4. New Trends in Higher Education
1. Synchronous (live) Classroom format
2. Synchronous (live) online format
3. Asynchronous (not live) self-paced format

5. New Trends in Higher Education
1. Synchronous Physical/Face-to-Face Components (not limited to)
Face-to-face Tutoring
Coaching or Mentoring Sessions
Classroom
Workshops
Conferences
Meetings
Labs
Some Synchronous Physical/Face-to-Face Learning Components are….

6. New Trends in Higher Education
2. Synchronous Electronic Components (not limited to)
Internet conferencing
Audio Conferencing (i.e., phone conferencing)
Live Video via satellite or Videoconferencing
Virtual Online Classroom
Instant Messaging
Some Synchronous Electronic Learning Components are….

7. New Trends in higher Education
3. Asynchronous Components (not limited to)
On-line self-paced Learning Content (Web pages)
, Discussion Forums
EPSS (Electronic Support Systems)
Web/Computer-Based instruction
Audio/Video (disc/tape/CD)
Archived Live Events (e.g. Webinars)
Some Asynchronous Learning Components are….

8. Teacher 1.0 Source: Courosa.
Source: Courosa.

9. Teacher 2.0
Adapted from Courosa.

10. Tools in an educational context:
What?
Why?
How?
Where?

11. Social Media ???? Firells Free Easy to use Anywhere anytime Twitter
Mobile technologies
Free
Easy to use
Anywhere anytime
Social Networking
File-sharing sites
Wiki’s
Apps
Blogs
Twitter
Forums
Share & Collaborate
Delicious
Diigo
Wordle
Curation
Read & write
Tag clouds
Social Media
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Videocasts
Podcasts
Screencast
Mxit / Whatsapp
Skype
G-talk
Chat
Firells
Multimedia
QR codes
Infographics
RSS & Widgets
iGoogle
Netvibes
Google Reader
Cloud computing

12. Read-Write Technology: Forums
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.
Depending on the access level of a user or the forum set-up, a posted message might need to be approved by a moderator before it becomes visible.
They are commonly referred to as web forums, message boards, discussion boards, discussion groups, or simply, forums.
See

13. Blog? Like a website, but for non-techies Easy to create, update….
Very interactive, can embed cool stuff
Reader
Participant
Author
Collaborator
Creator
Photo credit:
Claiming your space in the flat world

14. Wiki-wiki Collaborative
Can be edited by anyone /who has permission / members
Examples:
Wikipedia
Ed wiki’s
Social media wiki
Tools: Wetpaint, Wikispaces, PBworks

15. File sharing Technologies
Presentations Slideshare
Documents Scribd, Box.net, Google docs, Dropbox.com, Filegooi
Videos Youtube, Teachertube
Photos Flickr , Picasa

16. File Sharing Technology: Slideshare
SlideShare is the world's largest community for sharing presentations.
Besides presentations, SlideShare also supports documents, PDFs, videos and webinars.
People upload documents to SlideShare to share ideas, conduct research, connect with others, and generate leads for their businesses.
Visit

17. File Sharing Technology: Box.net
Is a File Sharing and Cloud Content Management service for enterprise companies
You can share very large documents, photos, videos, and music files with your blog readers by uploading files to Box.net
Visit

18. File Sharing Technology: Drop box
It is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere.
This means that any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, phones, and the dropbox website.
Visit
GTUC dropbox (Go to
Password: 12345,,,,,,,9

19. Social Research www.zotero.org Research tools
Zotero is a research library tool that helps collect, organise, cite ans share your academic resources

20. Academic excellence in ICT Education
File Sharing: Scribd
Scribd (pronounced skribbed)
Scribd is the largest book club on the planet.
It is the world’s largest website for social reading and publishing company
Anyone can join the conversation on any topic
.Sign up at
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21. Open Courseware Consortium

22. Open Educational Resources

23. Online Books

24. Online Books

25. Online Journals

26. Open Education: Global Trends October 2012
Anka Mulder, President OCW Consortium,
Secretary General Delft University of Technology
March 28, 2017
Open Sharing, Global Benefits

27. Academic excellence in ICT Education
Online Courses
Coursera
Class Central
Udacity
MIT Open Courseware
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28. Kindle Fire vs. New iPad “3”

29. E-readers using various display technologies
Sony Librie E-reader, e-ink display
Jinke Hanlin e-book, CTLC
Franklin eBookman, STN-LCD
Matsushita Σbook, CTLC
Founder EBOOK-E312, STN LCD
Jinke Hanlin e-book, e-ink display
Sony Librie E-reader, e-ink display
Gemstar, AM-LCD
July 22, 2005
Confidential Information

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GTUC Campus Companion
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GTUC Campus Companion
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33. Anytime
Anywhere

34. Graduate School Resource Centre
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35. Academia Modules
Multi Institute Definition
Pre-Admission Management
Student Information System
Programme / Degree Management
Course Management
TimeTable Management
Certificates and Document Management
Attendance Record Management
Mark sheet Management
Member

36. Academia Modules
Fees Management
HR & Payroll Management
Hostel Management
Library Management
Inventory/Store Management
Placement Management
Alumni Management
Reports
Member

37. The Connected Classroom of Today
Anytime Anywhere learning
Highly Portable
Individual
Unobtrusive
Source: Attewell, 2009 and
Kukulska-Hulme, 2009

38. Connected Classroom
Image courtesy of Brett Jordan (Creative Commons licensed Flickr photo)  via The Chronicle

39. Welcome to Ghana Technology University College Akwaaba
08/06/2010
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40. Academic Excellence in Technology Education
Contacts
Postal : The Administrator, GTUC Graduate School, PMB 100, Accra-North Telephone : Hotline: Website:
Academic Excellence in Technology Education