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Educational Technology is the application of techniques and processes for systematic design of learning experiences through instructional organisation and strategies. The focussed emphasis is on problem oriented approach to design instruction and its application and not on use of individual media only. The book covers important areas like communication, teaching action research, media intervention in pedagogy, programmed learning, techniques of modification of teacher behaviour etc. It also presents detailed discussion on information and communication technologies and its effective integration in teacher education. The book may be useful for all, having interest in the subject. US$30 Table of Contents : Educational Technology: Introduction; Concept and Meaning, Activities of an Educational Technologist, Use of Appropriate Technology, Social Component; Information Technology: Process techniques and Application of Information, Information Technology and Computers, Computer, Input, Output, Data Storage, Operating System, Graphical User Interface, Computer Viruses, Internet, E-mail, FTP, HTTP, WWW, Browsers, E-Commerce, Computer Networks, Network Topologies; Programmed Learning: Towards Individualised Instruction for Insured Learning, Development of a Programme; Flanders Interaction Analysis Category System: Behaviour Modification of Teachers, Teacher Behaviour, The Ten Categories System of Interaction Analysis; Microteaching: Training in Teaching Skills: Concept and Nature, Steps, Implementation, Microteaching Cycle, Microteaching in Simulation Situations, Microteaching and Teaching Skills, Core Teaching Skills, Indian Model of Microteaching; Models of Teaching: Innovative Strategies for Learning Process Skills, Emergence, Families of Models, Basic Procedures for Implementation of a Model, Choosing a Model-Instructional and Nurturant Effects, Basic Teaching Model, Concept Attainment Model, Inquiry Training Model, Mastery Learning Model, Relevance of Teaching Models in Designing of Educational Technology Material; Action Research: Improving teacher functions, Introduction, Research, Action Research, Preparing an Action Research Report, Areas of Concern for Improvement; Communication Process: Models, System and Classroom Practices, Modes of Communication, Features, Communication Process, Models, Barriers, Factors Affecting Communication, Communication Systems, Effective Communication in Classroom; Teaching and Teacher Performance: Enhancement in Quality of Teaching, Teaching Profession, Modalities, Phases of Teaching, Teaching at Different Levels, Principles, Teacher Performance, Performance Areas; Media Interventions in Pedagogy: Media Support in Teaching, Introduction, Reinstating Piety of the Profession, Broadening the Base of Pedagogy, Exploring Key Pedagogy, Media Intervention for Quality Schooling; ICT Inputs in Teacher Education: Technology Support for Quality Instruction Four Fundamental Questions, How does ICT Help Educators/Teachers? Affordable ICTs Equipped Classroom, The Changing Face of the Classroom; Bibliography About author : Dr. Surender S. Dahiya is presently working as Head, ICT Centre, C. R. College of Education, Rohtak. He is M.Sc. (Computer Sc., Mathematics), MCA, M.Ed., Ph. D. (Education). He has the experience of teaching graduate and post-graduate classes. He has, to his credit, many research papers and articles published in journals of repute. He has authored a book entitled Developing Creativity through Mastery Learning and co-authored another book entitled Mastery Learning to Enhance Creativity.