The roles and functions of educational technology

Activity #1 in Educational Technology (EDUC-2D)
SCHEDULE: 10:30-11:30 AM
MONDAY TO FRIDAY

1. “The roles and functions of educational technology in the 21 st century education” Sumalinog, Jovelyn S. SOURCES: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY WORKBOOK (By: Maria Estela Teo-Balbuena)

2. “21 st century”? The term 21 st century has become the central part of educational thinking and planning for the future. Creating a 21 st century education system is about making sure that all students are prepared to succeed in a competitive world. Thus the role of education is to prepare students to become active, successful, and contributing members of society.

3. “TECNOLOGY”? Technology is a tool, a way for fact-based learning and allows students to do a lot of the research using the Internet and various tools. And at the same time these students are learning very valuable research skills, which they can transplant at high level of education, at universities and beyond.

4. What are the role of technology in 21 st century learning?

5. There are three role of technology in 21 st century learning: Technology allows for 24/7 access to information Constant social interaction, and Easily created and shared digital content.

6. What are the Functions of Educational Technology?

7. 1. Improvement of Teaching: It tries to find out the different variables of teaching, their interlinks, effects upon each other, relationships, theories of teaching, phases of teaching principles of teaching, maxims of teaching etc. By helping developing the theories of teaching, it helps in improving the quality of education.

8. 2. Analysis of the Teaching-Learning Process: Educational Technology aims at analyzing the process of teaching-learning thoroughly. It is also concerned with various phases of teaching. The principles of teaching and the maxims of teaching are also analyzed by it. Over all, it tries to establish better and better relationship between teaching and learning.

9. 3. Improvement of Learning: Educational Technology analyses the process of learning and the related theories. It facilitates more and more of learning in less time. It takes the help of various empirically established generalizations from psychology, sociology, physical sciences, engineering etc.

10. 4. Fixing up Goals of Education: The objectives of education are being reviewed and revised with the passage of time. Educational technology helps in finding out the right objectives. The needs and requirements of the people and hence education need be revised from moment to moment . Educational Technology helps in fixing up the right objectives in the light of the changed circumstances and changed environment.

11. 5.   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. The use of video tapes and close circuit T.V. will help the teachers to remodel and reshape their teaching behaviors suitably.

12. 6.   Development of Curriculum: Only a suitable type of curriculum will help in the attainment of goals. Curriculum is the total teaching-learning environment which has to be modified and remodeled in the light of latest thoughts. Only educational technology can do this job of developing a suitable curriculum appropriately.

13. 7.   Development of Teaching-Learning Materials: Everything of the society including values of life need be reflected in the materials. Only right type of materials will able to modify the behavior of the learner suitably making him a fit person for the society. Only educational technology can develop the required and the desired type of teaching-learning materials.

14. 8.   Teaching-Learning Strategies: 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 is able to bring about effective teaching-learning. The different strategies are being evolved by educational technology. The knowledge of those strategies is a must for every teacher . Then only the teachers will be able to do justice to their jobs.

15. 9.   Development of Audio-Visual Aids: Audio-Visual aids have always played an important role in the teaching-learning process. They need be used according to the times. The software aids, the hardware aids, the computer and other such appliances, equipment etc., have “to be used in the present type of teaching-learning environment.

16. 10.   Help in Overall Improvement: Educational technology helps in locating the problems in the different areas of education. It also helps in remedying the draw-backs . Evaluation of the teaching- learning process is also made better because through feedback, things are improved thoroughly and there is better control over the process of education. Thus , educational technology can revolutionize the whole process of teaching-learning.

17. 11.   Identification of Needs of the Community: Educational Technology identifies the needs of the community. It helps in providing equal education opportunities to backward people, disadvantaged students and deprived sections of the society. It helps education to reach the remotest corner of the country . Educational Technology aims at identifying the needs of the community from time to time. Then it tries to improve the community in every possible way.