• Dr. AR. Saravanakumar

A proverb says “A workman must first sharpen his tools if he wishes to accomplish his work well”. That is, we must make good preparation and lay a good foundation in order to succeed in our task. Today’s education is said to be not good enough for tomorrow’s needs. As Information and Communication Technology (ICT) develops, societal scenario changes very fast and new problems emerge every now and then. At this juncture, integrated approach plays a vital role in day-to-day life as it is found to be very essential. The integrated approach into educational practices brought a paradigm shift in the conventional methods and approaches in teaching and learning process. A remarkable area of higher education system of the present day is teacher education. It is a hard fact that the progress of a country depends on the quality of the education, which in turn depends on the quality of its teachers at all levels of education. Teacher education being an integral part of the total school system cannot remain conventional and static while education itself is dynamic in character. So, it has to transform itself into a progressive, dynamic and responsive system. In this paper, it is clear that with the help of integrated approach, especially utilizing technological advancement in teacher education programme through distance mode can be made effective.

Distance mode, teacher education, ICT, paradigm shift, Teaching competencies, Integrated approach and Technological advancement.

"Distance Mode (DM) Teacher Education Programme (TEP) in India: An Integrated Approach (IA)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.635-637, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812686.pdf

"Distance Mode (DM) Teacher Education Programme (TEP) in India: An Integrated Approach (IA)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp635-637, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812686.pdf