Educational technology practices are becoming more widely adopted by educators. Teachers need to acquire computer literacy skills as well as the ability to integrate technology into their lessons. While technology provides benefits, educators must balance technology use with other classroom activities and ensure it enhances learning rather than replacing the teacher. Effective technology integration follows an instructional design process of identifying goals, analyzing learners, planning activities, implementing, and assessing outcomes.
2. •Our educators today have
become more aware and
active in adopting state-ofthe-art educational
technology practices they
can possibly adopt.
•Today, one can see a
grater need foe teachers
to acquire not only
computer literacy, but
4. TRENDS THAT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY
EDUCATORS
•Through school or training center
computer courses, present day
students have become computer
literate.
5. •Following the call for developing
critical thinking among students ,
teachers have deemphasized
rote learning and have spent
more time in methods to allow
students to comprehend/
internalize lessons.
6. •Shifting focus from lower level
traditional learning outcomes,
student assessment/ examinations
have included measurement of
higher level learning outcomes
such as creative and critical
thinking skills.
7. •Recent teaching- learning models
have paved the way for
instructional approaches in which
students rely less on teachers as
information- givers, and instead
more in their efforts to acquire
information, build their own
knowledge, and solve problems.
8. Obstacle to IT pedagogical practice
•The use of computer is timeconsuming and expensive.
•There is also the danger of a
technology- centered
classroom along the fear that
computers may soon replace
teachers.
9. •Virtue is in moderation and so, there is truly a
need for teachers to balance their time for the
preparation and application of instructional tools.
Through wise technical advice, schools can also
acquire the most appropriate computer hardware
and software. At the same time, training should
ensure that the use of ET is fitted to learning
objectives. In addition , teacher should acquire
computer skills for so that they can serve as
models in integrating educational technology in
the teaching learning process.
11. •Following modern trends in
technology- related education, schools
should now foster a student centered
learning environment , wherein
students are given leeway to use
computer information sources in their
assignments, reports and presentations
in written, visual, or dramatic forms.
