Roles and Functions of Educational
Technology in the 21st Century
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3 BROAD AREASIMPORTANT FUNCTIONS
INTRODUCTION
The term 21st century has become the central part of educational thinking and planning for the future.
Preparing students to become active,successful and globally competitive.
Support innovative teaching-learning Create robust & education support
system
Instruction should be student-centered
Student-centered learning is strongly encouraged.
Education is no longer about listening to the teacher talk and absorbing the information, instead the learner itself need to "learned how to learn" on their own.
Education should be collaborative
Schools and students should be collaborating with other educational institutions around the world to share information and learn about different practices or methods that have been developed.
Learning should have context
Lessons have little purpose if they do have any impact in a student's life outside of the school. T
Take a more general approach and teach them the skills that are useful in any situation.
Role of Technology in 21st century
Technology allows for 24/7 access to information
Constant social interaction, and
Easily created and shared digital content
• Use technology comprehensively to develop proficiency
in 21st century• Use technology
comprehensively tocreate robust education
support system
• Use technologycomprehensively to support innovative
teaching and learning
Fundamental building blocks
1. Improvement of Teaching2. Analysis of the Teaching-Learning Process3. Improvement of Learning4. Enhancing Goals of Education5. Training to Teachers6. Development of Curriculum7. Teaching-Learning Materials8. Teaching-Learning Strategies9. Development of Audio-Visual Aids10.Help in Overall Improvement11.Identification of Needs of the Commmunity
Important functions of Educational Technology