ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

IN THE 21st CENTURY LEARNING

ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

IN THE 21st CENTURY LEARNING

ROLES OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

1.Instruction should be student centered

Education is no longer about listening to the teacher

talk and absorbing the information.

Students should be encouraged to work together to discover information, piece it together, and construct meaning.

2.Education should be collaborative

Teachers need to take a more general approach and teach the students skills that are useful in any situation.

3.Learning should have

context

FUNCTIONS OFEDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Educational Technology analyses the process of teaching thoroughly. It tries to find out the different variables of teaching, their interlinks, effects upon each other, relationships, theories of teaching, phases of teaching principles of teaching, maxims of teaching etc.

1.Improvement of Teaching

2.Analysis of the Teaching-Learning Process

Educational Technology aims at analyzing the process of teaching-learning

thoroughly. It tries to find out the different variables of teaching their interlinks effects upon each other,

relationship etc. It also concerned with various phases of teaching.

Educational Technology analyses the process of learning and the related theories. It takes the helps of various empirically established generalizations from psychology, sociology, physical sciences, engineering etc.

3. Improvement of Learning

4. ENHANCING GOALS OF EDUCATIONEducational technology helps

in finding out the right objectives. Every thing in this universe is undergoing tremendous changes and with a very fast speed. Educational technology helps in enhancing the right objectives in the light of the changed circumstances and changed environment.

The changed typed of environment with new curriculum and new materials, is to be handled by the teachers . Educational Technology can render it’s valuable help in the training of the teachers .

5. Training to Teachers

Curriculum is the total teaching-learning environment , which has to be modified and remodeled in the light of latest thoughts . Educational technology can do this job of developing a suitable curriculum appropriately.

6. Development of Curriculum

7. Development of Teaching-Learning Materials

They have to be in accordance with the environment of the learners. In this age of science and technology, the materials of teaching cannot be unscientific. Everything in the society including values of life need be reflected

in the materials.

8. TEACHING-LEARNING STRATEGIESThe strategy has to be right one , which should be according to the materials and is able to bring about effective teaching learning. The different strategies are being evolved by educational technology.

They need be used according to the times . The software aids , the hardware aids , the computer and other such appliances , equipment etc., have to be used in the present typed of teaching-learning environment.

9. Development of Audio-Visual Aids

Educational Technology helps in locating the problems in the different areas of education. It also helps in remedying the draw-backs. Evaluation of the teaching-learning process is also made better because through feedback, things are improved thoroughly and there is better control over the process of education.

10. Help in Over all Improvement

11. Identification of Needs of the Community

It helps in providing equal education opportunities to backward people,

disadvantaged students and deprived sections of the society. Educational

Technology aims at identifying the needs of the community from time to time and then it tries to improve the community in

every possible way.