Queenie Marie S. SabangBEED-2

The roles and function of Educational technology in the

21st century Education

Roles of Educational Technology in the 21st Century Education

The days of lecturing teachers has passed-though not entirely. While student-centered learning is strongly encouraged in the 21st century. Instead of passively receiving information, the student would gather information on their own, under the guidance of their teacher. Different learning styles are encouraged, and students have enhanced sense of motivation and responsibility. They engaged in many different types of hands-on activities, as well as demonstrate learning in many different ways. Learning is about discovery, not the memorization of facts.

Instruction should be student-center

Students must learn how to collaborate with others. Society today has people collaborating across the globe. Students should be encouraged to work together to discover information, piece it together and construct meaning. Collaboration should also be dynamic. Students should learn how to recognize the different strengths and talents

Education should be collaborative

Student-centered does not mean that the teacher gives up all control of the classroom. While students are encouraged to learn different ways, the teacher still provides the guidance as to the skills that need to be acquired. Since we are no longer to preparing students for specific tasks and roles, we need to take more general approach and teach them the skills that are useful in any situation.

Learning should have context

Technology allows for 24/7 access to information

Constant social interaction, and Easily created and shared digital content

The Role of Technology in 21st Century Learning

Important functions of Educational Technology

Improvement of TeachingAnalysis of the Teaching-Learning ProcessImprovement of LearningEnhancing Goals of EducationTraining to TeachersDevelopment of CurriculumDevelopment of Teaching-Learning MaterialsTeaching-Learning StrategiesDevelopment of Audio-Visual AidsHelp in Overall ImprovementIdentification of Needs of the Community

Educational technology analyses the process of teaching thoroughly. It tries to find out the different variables of teaching their interlinks, effects upon each other, relationship etc. By improving the quality of education.

Becoming a better teacher is something all educators should be concerned with. Good teachers are effective classroom managers and communicators who can adapt to a variety of learning styles and effectively instruct a large percentage of the class. Improvement of teaching in the classroom can be obtained by putting together a plan of action and following it through. Teachers who make the extra effort to improve their teaching can make a significant impact on the lives of students

Improvement of Teaching

It aims at analyzing the process of teaching-learning thoroughly. It is also concerned with various phases of teaching.

Analysis of the Teaching-Learning Process

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

Improvement of Learning

The objectives of education are being reviewed and revised with the passage of time. The educational technology it helps in finding out the right objectives. It helps enhancing the right objectives in the light of the changed circumstances and changed environment.

Enhancing Goals of Education

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.

Training to Teachers

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

Development of Curriculum

Teaching-learning materials are also important as anything else in the teaching-learning process. They have to be in accordance with the environment of the learners. Only right type of materials will able to modify the behavior of the learner suitably making him a fit person for the society.

Development of Teaching-Learning Materials

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 able to bring about the effective learning.

Teaching-Learning Strategies

Audio-visual aids have always played an important role in the teaching-learning process. They need be used according to the times. The computer by using any software is to have used in the present teaching-learning environment.

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 teaching-learning process is also made better because through feedback, things are improved thoroughly and there is better control over the process of education.

Help in Overall Improvement

It identifies the needs of the community. It helps in providing equal education opportunities to backward. Educational technology aims at identifying the needs of the community from time to time.

Identification of Needs of the Community