Roles and Functions of Edtech in the 21st century

1. Roles and Functions
of Educational
Technology in the 21st
Century Education
Introduction
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ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
3 BROAD AREAS
IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS

2. INTRODUCTION
 The term 21st century has become the central part
of educational thinking and planning for the
future.
 Preparing students to become active,successful
and globally competitive.
 Support innovative teaching-learning
 Create robust & education support system

3. Instruction should be student-centered
 Student-centered learning
is strongly encouraged.
Education is no longer
about listening to the
teacher talk and absorbing
the information, instead the
learner itself need to

4. Education should be collaborative
 Schools and students
should be collaborating with
other educational
institutions around the
world to share information
and learn about different
practices or methods that

5. Learning should have context
 Lessons have little purpose
if they do have any impact
in a student's life outside of
the school. T
Take a more general
approach and teach them
the skills that are useful in

6. Role of Technology
in 21st century
 Technology allows for 24/7
access to information
 Constant social interaction,
and
 Easily created and shared
digital content

7. •Use technology
comprehensively to
develop proficiency
in 21st century
•Use technology
comprehensively to
create robust education
support system
•Use technology
comprehensively to
support innovative
teaching and learning
Fundamental building blocks

8. 1.Improvement of Teaching
2.Analysis of the Teaching-Learning Process
3.Improvement of Learning
4.Enhancing Goals of Education
5.Training to Teachers
6.Development of Curriculum
7.Teaching-Learning Materials
8.Teaching-Learning Strategies
9.Development of Audio-Visual Aids
10.Help in Overall Improvement
11.Identification of Needs of the Commmunity
Important functions of Educational Technology