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coagulation and when there is not. To cap it, the lesson ends with a video showing the whole sequence in real life, including the coagulation of the blood drop with Anti-A reagent in close up view. Such a lesson convinces anyone about the value of these computer lessons. Let us build the software We are already in the computer lessons making business. We have 2 CDs under test in 15 schools and two more under preparation. Each CD has a number of lessons. The interesting point about making CD lessons is that, where no concept teaching is involved, even our SSC failed students of Rural Technology have made lessons. Such, for example, are lessons describing preparation of food products etc. Trying to make the lessons (in Power Point) is, in itself, very educative. We have therefore, invited the students of our network schools also to make lessons, which we can show on the Internet. But where the teaching of concepts is involved, a creative effort is needed. People who understand the subject and also the computer programmes can optimally use the potential of this new technique. The new pedagogy in computer lessons Many of the computer lessons I have seen in USA, UK and India are nothing but normal text lessons put on the computer screen with some colour, pictures, and sound, (music or reading the text). This is followed by the usual questions. This is not our idea of a computer lesson. We have to make use of the computer potential, to implement those ideas in education, which were not practical till now. 1. Learners should construct their own knowledge. Given the proper environment, the learner must exert his observation and thinking skills and build up his knowledge about the subject. For example, in the computer assembly lessons, we present Rural Development Through Education System 93
