ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE 21st CENTURY EDUCATION

21st century has become the central part of education thinking and planning for the future. Maximizing the impact of technology to develop proficiency in 21st century skills.

1. Instruction should be student-centeredStudents will need to be able to acquire new

information as problem arise.

2. Education should be collaborativeStudents should learn how to recognize the

different strenghts.

3. Learning should have contextStudents are encourage to learn in different

ways, so the teacher should still provides guidance as to he skills that need to be

acquired.

The three broad areas of technology as a fundamental building:

1. Use technology comprehensively to develop proficiency in 21st century

skills.2. Use technology comprehensively to

support innovative teaching and learning.

3. Use technology comprehensively to create robust education support

systems.

Important functions of Educaional Technology

1. Improvement of TeachingBy developing the theories of teaching.

2. Analysis of the Teaching-Learning ProcessFinds out the different variables to teaching their

interlinks effects on each others relationship.3. Improvement of Learning

Takes the help of various empirically established generalizations.4. Enhancing Goals of Education

Helps in finding out the right objectives.5. Training to Teachers

The changed type of environment with the new curriculum and new materials is to be handled by the teachers.6. Development of Curriculum

The total teaching-learning environment which has to be modified and remodeled in the light of latest thoughts.

7. Development og Teaching-Learning MaterialsMust be in accordance with the environment of the learners.

8. Teaching-Learning StrategiesThe strategy has to be the right one, which should be

according to the materials and is able to bring effective teaching learning.

9. Development of Audio-Visual AidsHave to be used in the present type of

teaching-l earning environment10. Help in Overall Improvement

Helps in remedying the draw-backs.11. Identification of Needs of the

CommunityHelps in providing equal education

opportunities to backward people, disadvantaged students and deprived sections of the society.