Sunitha Susan Jose

Cyber Crime and Cyber Ethics Computer ethics is a set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers. Some of the computing ethics are to not use a computer to harm other people or to steal. Some common issues of computer ethics include intellectual property rights, such as copyrighted electronic material, privacy concerns and how computers affect society. As technology continues to advance, computer ethics continue to create ethical standards that address the new issues caused by new technologies. It would be easy to duplicate a copyrighted electronic content but computer ethics suggest not to without its owner’s or author’s authorization. It is also unethical to copy or use software you have not yet paid for. The internet makes it easy for someone to access someones personal information, what so ever, it does not make it ethical to do so. The importance of computer ethics has grown, due to the growth of the internet, along with privacy issues.  Concerns regarding...

Models of Teaching Development of Models of Teaching is one of the recent innovations in teaching.   The core of teaching process is the arrangement of environments with in which the students can interact and study how to learn. A model of teaching is a description of learning environments. An important purpose of models of teaching is to assist the teacher to have a wide range of approaches for creating a proper interaction environment for learning. A model of teaching is a plan or pattern that can be used to shape curricula, to design instructional materials and to guide instruction in the classroom and other settings. Basically models of teaching are prescriptive teaching strategies designed to accomplish particular instructional goals. They are prescriptive in the sense that the teacher’s responsibility during the planning, implementing and evaluating stages are clearly defined. Teaching models have long histories behind them; they have been refined thro...

Team Teaching The idea of team teaching is comparatively new in the field f education. It is one of the most interesting and potentially significant recent developments in education. It is an organizational structure to improve teaching learning process in classroom. According to M.B. Naik in team teaching method two or more teachers make a plan of the subject co-operatively, carry out it and always evaluate its effect on the students periodically". Characteristics of Team Teaching. • It is an instructional arrangement. • It involves teaching to be conducted by two or more teachers. • It calls for team spirit in teaching and that benefit the students to the maximum. • It is a sort of pooling of expertise and resources such as experience, interest, knowledge and skill of teachers. • It is economical in the sense that it results in more work in less time. Types of Team Teaching. I . Team Teaching in the same class period. In it the team members discuss the vari...

Module 3: Communication and Classroom Interaction 3.1 COMMUNICATION - CONCEPT Communication is sharing our feelings, ideas and opinions with others. This can be intellectual, personal, spoken or written in nature. We live in groups and man is invariably a social animal. As the social needs insist that we share our thoughts with others. This can be called communication. It is a two-way process. Communication motivates, informs, suggests, warns, orders, changes behaviour, and establishes better relationships, to make interaction meaningful and make oneself understood. Communication is effective when a communicator is effective enough to communicate competently, simply, clearly, sincerely and dynamically. Ones communication can be termed as successful, if the receiver acknowledges it, i.e., when a listener or reader understands, reacts, responds to this communication and shapes his/her learning behaviour. The word communication is derived from the Latin word ‘communis’, which mean...