Technology is of great help!

1. THE ROLES & FUNCTIONS OF
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN
THE 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION
By: Analou I. Debulosan EDUC 2D M-F 3:30-4:30PM

2. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
• Educational technology
is the development,
application, and
evaluation of systems,
techniques and aids to
improve the process of
human learning.

3. 21st Century Education
• The term “21st Century”
has become the central
part of educational
thinking and planning for
the future.
• It is about making sure
that all students are
prepared to succeed in a
competitive world .

4. 21st Century Education
• It is about maximizing
the impact of
technology to develop
proficiency in 21st
century skills, support
innovative teaching and
learning, create robust
education support
system.

5. Role of Education
The role of education is to
prepare students to
become:
• Active
• Successful
• Contributing
members of society

6. Considerations when deciding on how education will
look in our schools and classrooms:
Instruction should be
Student-centered
• Education is no longer about
listening to the teacher talk and
absorbing the information.
• In this classroom model, the
teacher would act as a
facilitator for the students.

7. Considerations when deciding on how education will
look in our schools and classrooms:
Education should be
collaborative
• Students should be encouraged to
work together to discover
information, piece it together and
construct meaning.
• They should learn how to recognize
the different strengths and talents
each person can bring

8. Considerations when deciding on how education will
look in our schools and classrooms:
Learning should have
context
• The teacher still provides
guidance as to the skills that
need to be acquired.
• Teacher can make a point of
helping students to understand
how the skills they are building
can be applied in their lives.

9. The Role of Educational Technology in 21st
Century Education
Technology allows
for 24/7 access to
information

10. The Role of Educational Technology in 21st
Century Education
Constant social
interaction

11. The Role of Educational Technology in 21st
Century Education
Easily created and
shared digital
content

12. Functions of Educational Technology in
21st Century Education
Improvement of
Teaching
• Educational technology
analyses the process of
teaching thoroughly.
• It tries to find out the
different variables of
teaching, their interlinks,
& effects upon each other.

13. Functions of Educational Technology in
21st Century Education
Analyses of the Teaching -
Learning Process
• Educational technology aims
at analyzing the process of
teaching-learning
thoroughly.
• It is also concerned with the
various phases of teaching.

14. Functions of Educational Technology in
21st Century Education
Improvement of
Learning
• Educational technology
analyses the process of
learning and the related
theories.
• It facilitates more and
more of learning in less
time.

15. Functions of Educational Technology in
21st Century Education
Enhancing Goals of
Education
• Educational technology
helps finding out the right
objectives in the light of
changed circumstances and
changed environment.

16. Functions of Educational Technology in
21st Century Education
Training to Teachers
• 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.

17. Functions of Educational Technology in
21st Century Education
Development of
Curriculum
• Only a suitable type of
curriculum will help in the
attainment of goals.
• Educational technology
can do this job of
developing a suitable
curriculum appropriately

18. Functions of Educational Technology in
21st Century Education
Development of Teaching-
Learning Materials
• Only the right type of
materials will able to modify
the behavior of the learner
suitably making him a fit
person for the society.

19. Functions of Educational Technology in
21st Century Education
Teaching-Learning
Strategies
• The strategy has to be the
right one, which should
be according to the
materials and is able to
bring about effective
teaching learning.

20. Functions of Educational Technology in
21st Century Education
Development of Audio-Visual
Aids
• Audio-visual aids have always
played an important role in the
teaching- learning process.
• The software, hardware aids, the
computer and other such
appliances have to be used in the
present type of teaching-learning
environment .

21. Functions of Educational Technology in
21st Century Education
Help in Overall
Improvements
• Educational technology helps
in locating the problems in
the different areas of
education.
• Thus, it can revolutionize the
whole process of
teaching learning.

22. Functions of Educational Technology in
21st Century Education
Identification of Needs of
the Community
• Educational technology
identifies the needs of the
community.
• It aims to improve the
community in every possible
way.

23. Book Reference: Balbuena, Maria Estela Teo
Educational Technology Workbook
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