ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL

TECHNOLOGY IN THE

21st CENTURY LEARNING

ROLES OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ROLES OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

1.Instruction should be student centered

Education is no longer about listening to the teacher

talk and absorbing the information.

2.Education should be collaborative

Students should be encouraged to work together to discover

information, piece it together, and construct meaning.

3.Learning should have context

Teachers need to take a more general approach and teach the students skills

that are useful in any situation.

IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL

TECHNOLOGY

1.Improvement of TeachingEducational 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.

2.Analysis of the Teaching-Learning Process

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 also concerned with various phases of

teaching.

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 helps of various empirically established generalizations from psychology, sociology, physical sciences, engineering

etc.

4.Enhancing Goals of EducationEducational technology helps in

finding out the right objectives. Every thing in this universe is undergoing

tremendous changes and with a very fast speed. Educational technology

helps in enhancing the right objectives in the light of the changed

circumstances and changed environment.

5. Training to Teachers

The changed typed 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 .Educational Technology can

render it’s valuable help in the training of the teachers .

6. Development of CurriculumCurriculum is the total teaching-learning environment, which has to be modified and remodeled in the light of latest thoughts. Educational technology can do this job

of developing a suitable curriculum appropriately.

7. Development of Teaching-Learning Materials

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.

8. Teaching-Learning Strategies The strategy has to be 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.

9. Development of Audio-Visual AidsThey 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 typed of teaching-learning environment.

10. Help in Over all ImprovementEducational 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.

11. Identification of 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 and then it tries to improve the community in every possible way.