Educational Technology

Different definitions of Educational Technology

Educational Technology basically means all the intellectual and operational efforts made during the recent years to regroup, arrange and systematize the application of scientific methods to the organization of new sets of equipment and material so as to optimize learning process.

(British Journal of Educational Technology, 1971)

Educational Technology is a separate filed dealing with the theory of Education with development and application resources which implies the following principles:

1. Clarifies educational objectives.2. Placing content of elements in a logical order.3. Specifies the process of teaching learning experience.4. Acquire the knowledge through development of models of teaching.5. Adjoining the teaching learning process with feedback6. Selection, evaluation and optimization of media.

(Educational Technology in Asia under Apeid, 1995)

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

(Lucido and Borabo, 1997)

Educational Technology is a profession like teaching. It is made up of organized effort t o implement the theory, intellectual technique, and practical application of Educational Technology.

(Johanssen, et.al, as cited by Corpuz and Lucido, 2008)

Educational Technology is the considered implementation of appropriate tools, techniques, or processes that facilitate the application of senses, memory, and cognition to enhance teaching practices and improve learning outcomes.

(Aziz, Hap.(2010) The 5 Keys to Educational Technology. Transforming Education through Technology. Retrieved from http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/09/16/the-5-keys-to-educational-technology.aspx)

Aspects in describing the intellectual and technical development of Educational Technology:

1. Educational Technology as the theory and practice of Educational approaches to learning.

2. Educational Technology as technological tools and media that assist in the communication of knowledge and its development.

3. Educational Technology for learning system management, such as tools for students and curriculum and its development.

4. Educational Technology as an educational subject like “Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

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