the roles & functions of educational technology in the 21st century education

THE ROLES & FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL

TECHNOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION

By: Analou I. Debulosan EDUC 2D M-F 3:30-4:30PM

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

• Educational technology is the development, application, and evaluation of systems, techniques and aids to improve the process of human learning.

21st Century Education• The term “21st

Century” has become the central part of educational thinking and planning for the future.

• It is about making sure that all students are prepared to succeed in a competitive world .

21st Century Education• It is about maximizing the impact of technology to develop proficiency in 21st century skills, support innovative teaching and learning, create robust education support system.

Role of EducationThe role of education is to prepare students to become:• Active• Successful• Contributing

members of society

Considerations when deciding on how education will look in our schools and

classrooms:Instruction should be Student-centered

• Education is no longer about listening to the teacher talk and absorbing the information.

• In this classroom model, the teacher would act as a facilitator for the students.


classrooms:Education should be collaborative• Students should be

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

• They should learn how to recognize the different strengths and talents each person can bring


classrooms:

Learning should have context

• The teacher still provides guidance as to the skills that need to be acquired.

• Teacher can make a point of helping students to understand how the skills they are building can be applied in their lives.

The Role of Educational Technology in 21st Century

Education

Technology allows for 24/7 access to information


Education

Constant social interaction


Education

Easily created and shared digital content

Functions of Educational Technology in 21st Century

EducationImprovement of Teaching

• Educational technology analyses the process of teaching thoroughly.

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


EducationAnalyses of the Teaching -Learning

Process• Educational technology

aims at analyzing the process of teaching-learning thoroughly.

• It is also concerned with the various phases of teaching.


EducationImprovement of Learning

• Educational technology analyses the process of learning and the related theories.

• It facilitates more and more of learning in less time.


EducationEnhancing Goals

of Education • Educational technology

helps finding out the right objectives in the light of changed circumstances and changed environment.


EducationTraining to Teachers

• Right type of training to the teachers is the need of the hour.

• Educational technology can render its valuable help in the training of teachers also.


EducationDevelopment of

Curriculum • Only a suitable type of curriculum will help in the attainment of goals.

• Educational technology can do this job of developing a suitable curriculum appropriately


EducationDevelopment of Teaching-Learning

Materials• Only the right type of

materials will able to modify the behavior of the learner suitably making him a fit person for the society.


Education Teaching-Learning

Strategies• The strategy has to be

the right one, which should be according to the materials and is able to bring about effective teaching learning.


EducationDevelopment of Audio-

Visual Aids• Audio-visual aids have always played an important role in the teaching- learning process.

• The software, hardware aids, the computer and other such appliances have to be used in the present type of teaching-learning environment .


EducationHelp in Overall Improvements

• Educational technology helps in locating the problems in the different areas of education.

• Thus, it can revolutionize the whole process of teaching learning.


EducationIdentification of Needs of the Community

• Educational technology identifies the needs of the community.

• It aims to improve the community in every possible way.

Book Reference: Balbuena, Maria Estela TeoEducational Technology Workbook

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