ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

EDUCATION

NAME: Bansag, Aiza A. BEED-IISCHEDULE: 9:30-10:30 M-F

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. Creating a 21st century education system is about making sure that all students are prepared to succeed in a competitive world-a world with plenty of opportunities for highly skilled individuals and limited options for everyone else. It’s maximizing the impact of technology to develop proficiency in 21st century skills, support innovative teaching and learning, and create robust education support system.

What are the things we need to consider in deciding on how

education will look in our schools and

classrooms?

Instruction should be student-centeredEducation should be collaborativeLearning should have context

What are the roles of technology in 21st century learning?

Technology allows for 24/7 access to informationConstant social interaction, andIt easily created and shared digital content

How to integrate technology as a

fundamental building block into education?

Use technology comprehensively to develop proficiency in 21st skill

Use technology comprehensively to support innovative teaching and learning

Use technology comprehensively to create robust education support systems

Important Functions of Educational Technology:

Improvement in Teaching Analysis of the Teaching-Learning Process Improvement of Learning Enhancing Goals of Education Training to Teachers Development of Curriculum Development of Teaching-Learning Materials Teaching-Learning Strategies Development of Audio-Visual Aids Help in Overall Improvement Identification of Needs of the Community

Improvement in Teaching

- By developing the theories of teaching, it helps in improving the quality of education. Analysis of the

Teaching- Learning Process

- It tries to established better relationship

between teaching and learning.

Improvement of Learning

- It facilitates more and more of learning in less

time.

Enhancing Goals of Education

- The objectives of education are being

reviewed and revised with passage

Teaching-Learning Strategies

- The different strategies are being evolved by

educational technology.

Development of Audio-Visual Aids

- Audio-visual aids are used according to the time and

purpose.

Help in Overall Improvement

- Helps in locating the problems in the different

areas of education.

Identification of Needs of

the Community- Aims at identifying the need of the community

from time to time.

Training to Teachers- New curriculum & new

materials is to be handled by the teachers.

Development of Curriculum

- Only a suitable type of curriculum will help in the

attainment of goals.Development of Teaching- Learning Materials

- Materials have to be in accordance with the environment of the

learners.