TITLE:
Efficacy of Innovative Technological Approach Ensuring Quality Assurance in Teaching Learning Process in Open and Distance Learning
AUTHORS:
Cittoor Girija Navaneedhan Navaneedhan, T. J. Kamalanabhan
KEYWORDS:
Evaluation Strategies, Pedagogy, Technology, Enrollment and Distance Education
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.2 No.12,
December
11,
2015
ABSTRACT:
The present study discusses innovative approach ensuring quality
assurance taking into account two important aspects namely: pedagogy and
evaluation strategies integrating the effective use of technology. Open and distance
learning system plays a key role in enhancing the enrollment ratio in higher
education. Therefore, sustaining quality assurance is essentially pivotal in
the current digital era. Considering these issues, the paper work illustrates
one of the effective ways of evaluation strategies. The study is focused on the
undergraduate teacher education program (B. Ed) offered mostly through open and
distance education in India. As this course attracts students from urban,
rural, with or without technology acquaintance, it should be assessed with
transparency by the effective use of technology. The teaching and evaluation
procedure used for the students enrolled for the B. Ed degree course includes
group discussions integrating brain storming sessions followed by on line tests
during their contact classes conducted in the university affiliated institutions.
During the evaluation the student’s identification should be made authentic by
installing software program which detects malpractice. For e.g. if a student
logs in to take up online test his/her identification could be detected by the
verification of pre-installed photograph. This strategy works out effectively
by having proper co-ordination between the Host University and affiliated
institution. Maintaining student’s authenticity strategy suggested in the
present study prevents malpractices during evaluation and enhances student’s involvement
as it provides transparency without any bias developing faith amongst
students enrolled in distance learning.