ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

IN 21ST CENTURY

1.) INSTRUCTION SHOULD BE STUDENT- CENTERED Student-centered learning, also known as learner-centered education, broadly encompasses methods of teaching that shift the focus of instruction from the teacher to the student.

EDUCATION SHOULD BE COLLABORATIVE

EDUCATION SHOULD HAVE CONTEXT The teacher can make a point of helping

students to understand how the skills they are building can be applied in their lives.

Students will be much more motivation to learn something that they can see the value in.

AREAS IN INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

I. USE TECHNOLOGY COMPREHENSIVELY TO DEVELOP PROFICIENCY IN 21ST

CENTURY SKILLS

II. USE TECHNOLOGY COMPREHENSIVELY TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE TEACHING AND

LEARRNING

III. USE TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE ROBUST EDUCATION SYSTEM

IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS

OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

1. IMPROVEMENT OF TEACHING

Analyses the process of teaching thoroughly.

Educational technology analysis the process of learning and the related theories.

2. ANALYSIS OF TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS Aims analyzing the process of teaching learning thoroughly.

It tries to find out the different variables of teaching.

3. IMPROVEMENT OF LEARNING Educational technology analyzes the process of learning and the related theories.

4. ENHANCING GOALS OF EDUCATION Educational technology helps in enhancing the right objectives on the light of changed circumstances and changed of environment.

5. TRAINING FOR TEACHERS The changed type of environment with new curriculum and new materials is to be handled by teachers.

6. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT Curriculum is the total teaching-learning environment, which has to be remodeled in the light of latest thoughts.

Educational can do this job of developing a suitable curriculum appropriately.

7 . DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING LEARNING MATERIALS Everything in the society including values of life need be reflected the materials.

Only right types of materials will be able to modify the behavior of the learner suitability making him at fit person for the society.

8. TEACHING LEARNING STRATEGIES The strategy plays, and important role in the hands of a teacher in ever teaching-learning situation.

9. DEVELOPMENT OF AUDIO VISUAL AIDS Need to be used according to the time.

Audio-visual have always played an important role in the teaching-learning process.

10. HELP IN OVERALL IMPROVEMENT In locating the problems in different areas of education.

11. IDENTIFICATIONS OF NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY It aims at identifying the needs of the community from time to time. Then, tries to improve the community every possible way.