To prepare students to play their role in the 21st century society we are a part of, it is necessary for them to learn about educational technology's roles and functions to be guided accordingly.

1. Presentation By:
Eden JoyceT.Arenasa

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, 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 about maximizing
the impact of technology to develop proficiency in 21st century
skills, support innovative teaching and learning, and create
robust education support systems.
As always, at its core, the role of education is to prepare
students to become active, successful, and contributing
members of society.

3. In order to prepare students to play
their role in the 21st century society
we are a part of, the following can be
considered when deciding how
education will look in schools and
classrooms:

4. 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 problem arises.
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.
“Learning is about discovery, not the memorization
of facts.”

5. Students should be encouraged to work together to discover
information, piece it together, and construct meaning. Collaboration
should also be dynamic. Students should learn how to recognize the
different strengths and talents each person can bring to a project,
and change roles depending on those attributes.
“They should be willing to alter their
instructional methods in light of new advancement.”

6. The teacher can make a point f 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. Since we are no longer preparing students
for specific tasks and roles, we need to make a more general
approach ad teach them the skills that are useful in any situation.
“Lessons have little purpose if they do not have
any impact in a student’s life outside of the
school.”

10. 1. Improvement ofTeaching
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 theTeaching-Learning Process
It tries to find out the variables of teaching their interlinks effects
upon each other, relationship etc.
3. Improvement of Learning
It takes the help of various empirically established generalizations
from psychology, sociology, physical sciences, engineering etc.
4. Enhancing Goals of Education
Educational Technology helps in enhancing the right objectives in
the light of the changed circumstances and changed environment.

11. 5.Training to teachers
The changed type 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 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 remodeled in he light of latest thoughts. Educational Technology
can do this job of developing a suitable curriculum appropriately.
7. Development ofTeaching-Learning Materials
Teaching-learning materials are also as important as anything else in
the teaching- learning process. They have to be in accordance with the
environment of the learners. Only the right type of materials will able to modify
the behavior of the learner suitably making him a 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.

12. 9. Development of Audio-Visual Aids
Audio-Visual aids have always played an important role in the
teaching-learning process. The software aids, the hardware aids, the
computer and other appliances, equipment etc., have “to be used in the
present type of teaching-learning environment.
10. Help in Overall Improvements
Educational Technology helps in locating the problems I different
areas of education. It also helps in remedying the draw-backs. Thus,
educational technology can revolutionize the whole process of teaching
learning.
11. Identification of Needs of the Community
Educational Technology identifies the needs of the community. It
helps in providing equal education opportunities to backward people,
disadvantaged students’ needs of the community from time to time. Then
it tries to improve the community in every possible way.