Roles and functions of Educational

Technology in the 21st Century Education

JOHN REY C. LAYSON4:30PM-5:30PM (M-F)

21st Century Education

The central part of educational thinking and planning for the future.

Maximizing the impact of technology to support innovative teaching and learning, and create robust education support system.

Instruction should be student-centered

• Teacher act as a facilitators for the students.

• Students need to have ‘learned how to learn’ on their own.

Education should be collaborative

Students should be encouraged to work together to discover information, piece it

together, and construct meaning.

Learning should have context

TEACHER STUDENTSProvides guidance as to the skills that need to be acquired.

Encouraged to learn in different ways.

Role of Technology in 21st Century Learning

1.Technology allows for 24/7 access to information,

2.Constant social interaction, and

3.Easily created and shared digital content.

Use technology comprehesively to…

Develop profiency in 21st century skills.

Support innovtive teaching and learning.

Create robust education system.

“Knowledge of core content is

necessary, but no longer sufficient, for success in a

competitive world. “

- USE TECHNOLOGY COMPREHENSIVELY TO DEVELOP PROFICIENCY IN 21ST CENTURY

SKILLS.

“To keep pace with a changing world, schools

need to offer more rigorous, relevant, and engaging opportunities

for students to learn and to apply their knowledge and skills in meaningful

ways.”- USE TECHNOLOGY

COMPREHENSIVELY TO SUPPORT TEACHING AND

LEARNING

“To be effective in schools and

classrooms, teachers and administration need training, tools, and proiciency in 21st

century skills themselves”.- USE TECHNOLOGY

COMPREHENSIVELY TO CREATE ROBUST EDUCATION SUPPORT

SYSTEM

IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS

OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

1. IMPROVEMENT OF TEACHING

Educational technology analyses the process of teaching thoroughly

By developing the theories of teaching, it helps in improving the quality

of education

2. ANALYSIS OF THE TEACHING-LEARNING

PROCESSEducational technology aims at analyzing the process of teaching-process thoroughly.

It tries to establish better relationship between teaching and learning

3. IMPROVEMENT OF LEARNING

Educational Teachnology analyses the process of learning and the related theories.

It takes the help of various empirically established generalizations from psychology, sociology, physical sciences, engineer etc.

4. ENHANCING GOALS OF

EDUCATIONThe objectives of education

are being reviewed and revised with the passage of time.

It helps in enhancing the right objectives in the light of the changed circumstances and changed environment.

5. TRAINING TO TEACHERS

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

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

6. DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM

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

It can do this job of developing a suitable curriculum appropriately.

7. DEVELOPING OF TEACHING-LEARNING

MATERIALSTeaching-learning materials are also as important else in the teaching-learning process.

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

8. TEACHING-LEARNING

STRATEGIESA strategy plays an important in

the hands of a teacher in every teaching-learning situation.

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

9. DEVELOPMENT OF AUDIO-VISUAL

AIDSAudio-visual aids have always played an important role in the teaching-learning process.

All aids have to be used in the present type of teaching-learning environment.

10. HELP IN OVERALL

IMPROVEMENTEducational technology helps in locating the problems in the different areas of education.

It can revolutionize the whole process of teaching learning.

11. IDENTIFICATION OF NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY

Education technology identifies the needs of the community.

It aims at identifying the needs of the community from time to time and it improve the community in every possible way.

THANK YOU!