Unit 4 Glossary of Terms


Unit 4 Glossary of Terms

Browse the glossary using this index

Special | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | ALL

D

Didactic

The theory of Didactic Learning methods focuses on the baseline knowledge students possess and seeks to improve upon and convey this information. It also refers to the foundation or starting point in a lesson plan, where the overall goal is knowledge. A teacher or educator functions in this role as an authoritative figure, but also as both a guide and a resource for students.


I

ICT

The term “information and communication technologies” (ICT) refers to forms of technology that are used to transmit, process, store, create, display, share or exchange information by electronic means. This broad definition of ICT includes such technologies as radio, television, video, DVD, telephone (both fixed line and mobile phones), satellite systems, and computer and network hardware and software, as well as the equipment and services associated with these technologies, such as videoconferencing, e-mail and blogs.

source http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001567/156769e.pdf

 


Information

It is facts, knowledge and circumstances about subject or event


P

Podcast

A podcast is an episodic series of audio, digital radio, PDF, or ePub files made available in digital format for automatic download over the Internet or streamed online to a computer or mobile device. The word is a neologism derived from "broadcast" and "pod" from the success of the iPod