Topic 6) b) Flashcards
What are the advantages and dis advantages of using CAL AND CBT?
- Students have flexibility to when they learn
- can learn in different environments
- kept interested by many different activities
- complex software
- lack of integration
- hard for teachers to gauge progress
What are the advantages of distance and online learning
Students work at own pace
Students get immediate feedback
No set lesson time
Wide range of subjects
What the disadvantages of distance and online learning
No social side
Lack of flexibility
Expensive
Need more self control
What are some software packages
Presentation software
Interactive whiteboards
Revision software
Tutorial software
What is the definition of multimedia?
Making use of many media, such as text image sound animation video
What are the advantages of using ICT for registration?
- pupils can’t abuse the system by marking in when they aren’t
- promotes health and safety
- encourages students to be responsible
- easy to check attendance for each lesson
What are the disadvantages of ICT systems being used for registration?
- Biometric readers are very expensive
- human right issues when fingerprints are taken
- the system can develop faults
What do the abbreviations CAL and CBT stand for?
CAL: computer assisted learning
CBT: computer based training