Roles and functions of technology in the 21st century education

1. “ROLESANDFUNCTIONS
OFEDUCATIONALTECHNOLOGY
INTHE
21STCENTURYEDUCATION”
Name:
Velasco, Ma. Christine
Schedule:
9:30 – 10:30 AM – Monday -

2. 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. 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. As always, at its core, the role of
education is to prepare students to become active,
successful, and contributing members of the society.

3. These are the following to be
considered when deciding how
education will look in our schools and
classrooms:
1. Instruction should be student-centered
2. Education should be collaborative
3. Learning should have context

4. 1. Instruction should be student-centered
While student-centered learning is strongly encouraged in the
21st century, this does not mean that the teacher can never
give a lecture again. Education is no longer about listening to
the teacher talk and absorbing the information. In order to
contribute to society, students will need to be able to acquire
new information as problems arise. Then, they will need to
connect the new information with the knowledge they already
have and apply it to solving the problem at hand. They will
not be able to call upon a teacher for answers, so will need to
have ‘learned how to learn’ on their own. In this classroom
model, the teacher would act as a facilitator for the students.

5. 2. Education should be collaborative
Students must learn how o collaborate with others. They should be encouraged to
work together to discover information, piece it together, and construct meaning.
Schools should also be collaborating with other educational institutions around
the world to share information and learn about different practices or methods that
have been developed.
3. Learning should have context
Student-centered does not mean that the teacher gives up all control of the
classroom. While students are encouraged to learn in different ways, the teacher
still provides guidance as to the skills that need to be acquired. 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 motivated to learn
something that they can see the value in.

6. THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
IN
THE 21ST CENTURY LEARNING
• Technology allows for 24/7
access to information
• Constant social interaction,
and
• Easily created and shared
digital content

7. CALL FOR ACTION TO INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGYAS A FUNDAMENTAL
BUILDING BLOCK INTO EDUCATION IN THREE BROAD AREAS:
1. Use technology comprehensively to develop proficiency in 21st century skills.
Knowledge of core content is necessary, but no longer sufficient for success in
a competitive world. Even if all students mastered core academic subjects, they still
would be woefully underprepared to succeed in postsecondary institutions and
workplaces which increasingly value people who can use their knowledge to
communicate, collaborate, analyze, create, innovate and solve problems. Used
comprehensively, technology helps students develop 21st century skills.
2. Use technology comprehensively to support innovative teaching and learning.
To keep pace with a changing world, schools need to offer more rigorous,
relevant and engaging opportunities for students to learn and to apply their
knowledge and skills in meaningful ways. Used comprehensively, technology
supports new, research-based approaches and promising practices in teaching and
learning.
3. Use technology comprehensively to create robust education support systems.
To be effective in schools and classrooms, teachers and administrators need
training tools and proficiency in 21st century skills themselves. Used
comprehensively, technology transforms standards and assessments, curriculum and
instruction, professional development, learning environments, and administration.

8. IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS
OF
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

9. 1. Improvement of Teaching
Educational technology analyzes 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,
maxims of teaching. By developing the
theories of teaching, it helps in improving
the quality of education.

10. 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. It is also concerned with various
phases of teaching. The principles of teaching
and the maxims of teaching are also evaluated
by it. Overall, it tries to establish better
relationship between teaching and learning.

11. 3. Improvement of Learning
Educational technology analyzes the
process of learning and the related
theories. It facilitates more and more of
learning in less time. It takes the help of
various empirically established
generalizations from psychology,
sociology, physical sciences, engineering.

12. 4. Enhancing Goals of Education
The objectives of education are being
reviewed and revised with the passage of
time. Educational technology helps in finding
out the right objectives. Everything 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.

13. 5. Training to Teachers
The changed type of environment with the 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 its
valuable help in the training of teachers also.
6. Development of Curriculum
Curriculum is the total teaching-learning environment
which has to be modified and remodelled in the light of latest
thoughts. Educational technology can do this job of
developing a suitable curriculum appropriately.

14. 7. Development of Teaching-Learning Materials
Teaching-learning materials have to be in accordance with the
environment of the learners. Everything in the society including values
of life need to be reflected in the materials. Only right type of materials
be able to modify the behaviour of the learner suitability making him fit
person for the society.
8. teaching-Learning Strategies
A strategy plays an important role in the hands of a teacher in
every teaching-learning situation. The strategy has to be the 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. The knowledge of those strategies is a must
for every teacher.

15. 9. Development of Audio-Visual Aids
Audio-visual aids have always played an
important role in the teaching-learning process. They
need to be used according to the times. The software
aids, the hardware aids, the computer and other
such appliances, and equipment have “to be used in
the present type of teaching-learning environment.
Computer assisted instructions will help the learners
as well as the teacher to achieve the goals of
education more conveniently.

16. 10. Help in Overall Improvement
Educational 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. Thus, educational technology can
revolutionize the whole process of the teaching learning.
11. Identification of the Needs of the Community
Educational technology identifies the 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 ate identifying the needs of the
community from time to time. Then it tries to improve the community in
every possible way.