Meaning of Educational Technology

Educational Technology covers wide area of understanding, hence it is important to know the general understanding of what is it all about and the rest of its components by being oriented on its meaning.

1. TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHING & LEARNING 1 Need for Educational Technology Scope of Educational Technology Components of Educational Technology Meaning of Educational Technology Ryan Cloyd Q. Villanueva, MAEd , LPT

2. Meaning of Educational Technology Technology - Greek word “ techne ” means “craft” or “art”. Educational Technology – the art or craft of responding to our educational needs; refers to how people use their inventions and discoveries to satisfy their educational needs and desires. Technology is not just machines. (Dale, 1969) “It is a planned, systematic method of working to achieve planned outcomes – a process not a product.”

3. Meaning of Educational Technology A field of study which is concerned with the practice of using educational methods and resources for the ultimate goal of facilitating the learning process. ( Lucido & Borabo , 1997) “consists of designs and environments that engage learners… and reliable technique or method of engaging learning such as cognitive learning strategies and critical thinking skills”. ( Jonassen , 1999)

4. Meaning of Educational Technology Educational Technology – the art or craft of responding to our educational needs; refers to how people use their inventions and discoveries to satisfy their educational needs and desires. “It is like a profession of teaching. It is made up of organized effort to implement the theory, intellectual technique, and practical application of educational technology” ( Jonassen , 1999)

5. Involves the application of the process Functional Analysis of Teaching-Learning Process. 3 Process: Teacher OBSERVES all other components which are APPLIED as input and output and PRESENT the required information in the form of research outcomes. Educational Technology is the behavioral technology, which presents the art of teaching with the help of those factors which are used for achieving teaching objectives.

6. IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHTS A very broad term. The application of scientific findings in our method, process, or procedure of working in the field of education. Embraces curriculum and instructional design, learning environment, theories of teaching-learning. Field study of profession. Uses all human inventions for teachers to realize the mission of teaching.

7. Need of Educational Technology Realization of the goals in education. Emphasizes the designing and measuring instruments for testing learning outcomes; and S tresses on the development of methods and techniques for effective learning. Facilitates learning by controlling the environment media and methods. Makes learning more powerful and more lasting, making up the cultural handicaps; and Extending educational services.

8. Scope of Educational Technology As Educational Technologists/Teacher: Identifying aims and objectives, Planning the learning environment, Exploring and structure the subject matter, Selection of appropriate strategies and media, Evaluation of the effectivity; and Uses insights gained from evaluation to improve the effectiveness.

9. Scope of Educational Technology Related to education in three (3) major ways: General Education Administration, General Education Testing, and Instructional Process

10. Scope of Educational Technology Working areas of EdTech : Curriculum Construction, Teaching-Learning strategies, Audio/Visual material, Determining Educational Objectives, Training the teachers, etc.

11. Components of Educational Technology Hardware Software

12. HARDWARE

13. HARDWARE

14. SOFTWARE

15. TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION “the application of technology to any of those process involved in operating the institutions which house the educational enterprise. It includes the application of technology to food, health, finance, scheduling, grade, reporting, and other processes which support education within institutions.” ( Jonassen , et.al, 1999)

16. INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY “are concerned with instruction as contrasted to designs and operations of educational institutions. Instructional technology is a systematic way of designing, carrying out, and evaluating the total process of learning and teaching in terms of specific objectives.” ( Lucido & Borabo , 1997)

17. TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION “learning technologies to introduce, reinforce, supplement, and extend skills.” (Williams, 2000) Like instructional technology, it is a part of educational technology. Thus, it is also part and parcel of instructional technology, which in turn is a part of eduacational technology.