Roles and Functions of

Educational Technology in

the 21st Century

Education

BySheryl D. Delima

• According to a technology integration specialist at ISS in Germany- Matthew Baughman

Twenty-first century skills are : - skills students will need to be competitive in their future careers

- the ability to discern information

-to find answers to problems, and to be comfortable using any number of applications to be productive

Roles of Educational Technology

Functions of Educational Technology

Improvement of LearningEducational technology analyses the process of learning and the related theories. It facilitates more and more of learning in less time

Teachers Training The changed type of environment with new curriculum and new materials is

to be handles by the teachers. The use of a projector enables teachers to move more quickly through material, avoiding students and their questions by cutting out distractions and anything that may slow down the information progress.

Curriculum Development Keeping in view the objectives of education, which have been a new materials is to be handles by the teachers. Right type of question of developing right type of curriculum. Only a suitable curriculum will help in attainment of goals.

Teaching Learning Strategies