Roles and Functions of Educational Technology in

the 21st Century Education

Students are encouraged to learn in different ways, the teacher still provides guidance as to the skills that need to be acquired. The teacher can make a point of helping the students to understand how the skills they are building can be applied in their lives. Students will be much more motivated to learn something that they can see the value in.

Instruction should be student-centered

These methods include active learning, in which students solve problems, answer questions, formulate questions of their own, discuss, explain, debate, or brainstorm during class; cooperative learning, in which students work in teams on problems and projects under conditions that assure both positive interdependence and individual accountability; and inductive teaching and learning, in which students are first presented with challenges (questions or problems) and learn the course material in the context of addressing the challenges.

The Role of Technology in 21st Century Learning

Technology allows for 24/7 access to information.

Constant social interaction, and Easily Created and shared digital

Content.

Important Functions of Educational Technology Improvement of Teaching 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. By developing the theories of teaching, it helps in improving the quality of education.

Analysis of the Teaching-Learning Process It tries to find out the different

variables of teaching their interlinks effects upon each other, relationship etc. It is also concerned with various phases of teaching. The principles of teaching and the maxims of teaching are also evaluated by it. Over all, it tries to establish better relationship between teaching and learning.

Improvement of Learning It facilitates more and more of

learning in less time. It takes the help of various empirically established generalizations from psychology, sociology, physical sciences, engineering etc.

Enhancing Goals of Education Educational technology helps in

finding out the right objectives. Everything in this universe is undergoing tremendous change and with a very fast speed. Educational Technology helps in enhancing the right objectives in the light of the changed circumstances and changed environment.

Training to Teachers The teachers equipped with old

strategies and methodologies of technology will remain misfits. The 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.

Development of Curriculum 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.

Development of Curriculum 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.

Development of Teaching-Learning MaterialsTeaching-Learning materials are also

as important as anything else in the teaching-learning process. They have to be in accordance with the environment of the learners.

Teaching-Learning Strategies A strategy plays an important role in

the hands of a teacher in every teaching-learning situation. The strategy has to be the right one, which should be according to the materials and is able to bring about effective teaching-learning.

Development of audio-visual aids Audio-Visual aids have always played

an important role in the teaching-learning process. They need be used according to the times. The software aids, the hardware aids, the computer and other such appliances, equipment etc.

Help in Overall ImprovementEvaluation 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.

Identification of Needs of the Community Educational Technology identifies

the 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 to identify the need of the community from time to time. Then it tries to improve the community in every possible way.

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Prepared by; Rosalyne S. Lozano