LESSON 2:ROLES AND FUNCTIONS

OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE 21ST

CENTURY EDUCATIONpresented by BETH D. TRANGIA

The term “21st century” has become the central part of educational thinking and planning for the future. Administrators and Teachers are actively searching for ways to prepare students for the future, and the educational system has been evolving faster than ever before.

Student-centered learning is strongly encouraged in the 21st century, this does not mean that the teacher can never give a lecture again.

Education is no longer about listening to the teacher talk and absorbing the information.

Students would gather information on their own

Teacher would act as a facilitator for the students

1. INSTRUCTION SHOULD BE STUDENT -

CENTERED

2.EDUCATION SHOULD BE COLLABORATIVE

Students must learn how to collaborate with others.

They should be encouraged to work together to discover information, piece it together, and construct meaning.

Collaboration should also be dynamic.

Student-centered does not mean that the teacher gives up all control of the classroom.Students are encouraged to learn in different ways, the teacher still provides guidance as to skills that need to be acquired.Technology is a tool, a way for fact-based learning and allows students to do lot of the research using the Internet and various tools.

3.LEARNING SHOULD HAVE CONTENT

• Technology allows for 24/7 access to information• Constant social interaction• Easily created and shared digital

content

ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN 21ST CENTURY LEARNING

THERE IS A CALL FOR ACTION TO INTEGRATE TECHNNOLOGY AS A FUNDAMENTAL BUILDING BLOCK INTO EDUCATION IN THREE BROAD AREAS:

• Knowledge of core content is necessary, but no longer sufficient, for success in a competitive world.• Used comprehensively, technology

helps students develop 21st century skills.

1.Use technology comprehensively to develop

proficiency in21st century skills.

To keep pace with a changing world, schools need to offer more:

• rigorous• relevant • engaging opportunities for students to

learn-and to apply their knowledge and skills in meaningful ways.Used comprehensively, technology supports new research-based approaches and promising practices in teaching and learning.

2.Use technology comprehensively to support innovative teaching and

learning.

To be effective in schools and classroom, teachers and administrators need training tools and proficiency in 21st century skills themselves.Used comprehensively, technology transforms standards and assessments, curriculum and instruction, professional development, learning environments, and administration.

3.Use technology comprehensively to create robust

education support system

1. Improvement of Teaching2. Analysis of the Teaching-Learning Process3. Improvement of Learning4. Enhancing Goals of Education 5. Training to Teachers6. Development of Curriculum

7. Development of Teaching-Learning Materials8. Teaching-Learning Strategies9. Development of Audio-Visual Aids10.Help in Overall Improvement11.Identification of Needs of the Community

IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Educational Technology analyses the process of teaching thoroughly.

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.

1.Improvement of teaching

Educational Technology aims at analyzing the process of teaching-learning thoroughly.

It tries to find out the different variables of teaching their interlinks effects upon each other relationship etc.

It is also concerned with various phases of teaching.

2.ANALYSIS OF THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS

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 and etc.

3.IMPROVEMENT OF LEARNING

The objectives of education are being reviewed and revised with the passage of time.Educational Technology helps in finding out the right objectives.Everything in this universe undergoing tremendous changes and with a very fast speed.

4.ENHANCING GOALS OF EDUCATION

The changed type of environment with new curriculum and new materials is to be handled by the teachers.

Right type of training to the teachers is the need of the hour.

5.TRAINING TO TEACHERS

oKeeping in view the objectives of education, which have been finalized by education technology thereafter, comes the question of developing right type of curriculum.

oCurriculum is the total teaching-learning environment, which has to be modified and remodeled in the light of latest thoughts.

oEducational technology can do this job of developing a suitable curriculum appropriately.

6.DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM

Teaching-learning materials are also as important as anything else in the teaching-learning process. They have to be in accordance with the environment of the learners. In this age of science and technology, the materials of teaching cannot be unscientific. Everything in the society including values of life need be reflected in the materials.

7.DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING-LEARNING MATERIALS

• 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.

8. TEACHING-LEARNING STRATEGIES

Audio-Visual aids have always played an important role in the teaching-learning process. They need to be used according to the times.The software aids, the hardware aids, the computer and other such appliances, equipment and etc.Computer Assisted Instructions will help the learner as well as the teacher to achieve the goals of education more conveniently.

9.DEVELOPMENT OF AUDIO-VISUALS AIDS

• Educational Technology helps in locating the problems in the different areas of education.

• It also helps in remedying the draw-backs. Evaluation of teaching-learning process is also made better because through feedback, things are improved thoroughly and there is better control over the process of education.

10.HELP IN OVERALL IMPROVEMENTS

• 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.

• Educational technology aims at identifying the needs of the community from time to time.

11.IDENTIFICATION OF NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY