Google Apps to Reach and Teach the Learners

1. TECHNOLOGY TO REACH AND TEACH THE LEARNERS
GOOGLE EDUCATIONAL APPS
ONLINE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
UTTARAKHAND OPEN UNIVERSITY (UOU), HALDWANI
IN COLLABORATION WITH
COMMONWEALTH EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CENTER FOR ASIA (CEMCA)
21-25 MAY 2020
Ashish Kumar Awadhiya
Centre for Online Education, IGNOU

2. THE DISCUSSION AIMS TO HOW TO
• REACH TO THE LEARNERS USING SIMPLE AND FREE TOOLS
• TEACH TO THE LEARNER USING TECHNOLOGY
• DISSEMINATE THE E-CONTENT TO THE LEARNERS
• ASSESS THE LEARNERS

3. COVID-19: PROBLEMS OF REACH & TEACH
The learners are unable to
• Access the learning materials
• Access education institutes
• Reach their instructors
• Appear in the exams

4. COVID-19: PROBLEMS OF ODL
The situation is more prominent for ODL institutions due to
• large number of learners
• Huge difference in socio-cultural background of learners.
• Lack of high-end technology/LMS
• Inadequate resources
Technology is a solution to address many of these challenges.
There are simple technologies to teach and reach the learners.

5. WHY GOOGLE APPS
• EASY TO USE
• BEING USED BY ALL
• SCALABLE
• COMPATIBLE
• COLLABORATION IS EASY
• CAN DEPLOY ALL KIND OF FILES
• EASY ASSESSMENT AND ANALYTICS
• FREE/ ECONOMIC

6. A CLASSROOM
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COVID-19

7. CLASSROOM DURING COVID-19
Component Google App
Video, Animations, Audio YouTube
E-Text Google Docs
Discussion
forum
Google Groups
Google Meet
Assessment Google forms and Google Quizzes

8. Google Apps For Education-WHAT RESEARCH SAYS
• EASE-OF-USE
• SUPPORT SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM & PROMOTE SELF-REGULATION OF THE STUDENT
• PROVIDE REAL-TIME COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR EFFICIENT
DISCUSSION AND INTER-ACTION,
• ENCOURAGE LEARNER-CENTERED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.
• INCREASE OPPORTUNITY FOR SHARING KNOWLEDGE
• FOSTERS KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND ORGANIZATION
• POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS COLLABORATIVE WRITING
• IMPROVE WRITING ABILITIES

9. GOOGLE CLASSROOM

10. SWAYAM

11. https://sites.google.com/a/gapps.bentonvillek12.org/googleness/bps-home/whatisgafe

12. INFORMATION SOURCES
• HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/
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EMPLOYING GOOGLE DOCS IN COLLABORATIVE CONCEPT MAPPING ON ACHIEVEMENT,
CONCEPT REPRESENTATION, AND ATTITUDES. INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, 24(7),
1552-1573.
• FERREIRA, J. M. M. (2014, FEBRUARY). FLIPPED CLASSROOMS: FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY
USING GOOGLE APPS. IN 2014 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REMOTE ENGINEERING
AND VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION (REV) (PP. 204-208). IEEE.
• ANDREW, M. (2019). COLLABORATING ONLINE WITH FOUR DIFFERENT GOOGLE APPS:
BENEFITS TO LEARNING AND USEFULNESS FOR FUTURE WORK. JOURNAL OF ASIA TEFL, 16(4),
1268.
• WWW.SWAYAM.GOV.IN