“THE ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL

TECHNOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION”

Teresa Benita Roma

INTRODUCTIONTechnology is a tool, a way

for fact-based learning and allows students to do a lot of the research using the Internet and carious tools. And at the same time these students are learning very valuable research skills, which they can transplant at high level education, at universities and beyond.

ROLES OF TECHNOLOGY-allows for 24/7 access to information

-constant social interaction

-easily created and shared digital content

IMPROVEMENT OF TEACHING

Educational Technology to find out causes and effects of different teaching process by developing theories to improve the quality of education.

ANALYSIS OF THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS

Educational Technology tries to establish better relationship between teaching and learning

IMPROVEMENT OF LEARNING

Educational Technology takes the help of various empirically established generalization from psychology, sociology, physical sciences, engineering etc.

ENHANCING GOALS OF EDUCATION

Educational Technology helps in enhancing the right objectives in the light of the changed circumstances and changed environment

TRAINING TO TEACHERS Educational

technology help teachers to be ready in the changes of environment with new curriculum and new materials

DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM Educational

technology can develop a suitable curriculum which is appropriate to the teaching learning process.

DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING-LEARNING MATERIALS Teaching-

learning materials must be develop in order to meet the objectives of the learning process

TEACHING-LEARNING STRATEGIES Strategies

should be observe during teaching process in order to have a good learning outcome.

DEVELOPMENT OF AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS

Audio-visual aids need to be used according to the times and also to be develop for the changes in 21st century teaching-learning process

HELP IN OVERALL IMPROVEMENT Educational

technology can revolutionize the whole process of teaching learning.

IDENTIFICATION OF NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY Educational

technology helps in providing equal education opportunities to disadvantage students and deprived sections of the society.

Educators can leverage the technology to create an engaging and personalized environment to meet the emerging educational needs of our current generation.