1. Roles and Functions of Educational
Technology in the 21st Century
Education
SANCHEZ, ANABELLE P. BEED-II
2. 21ST Century Education
Our world is changing, and in order to
prepare our children for this new world we
need to change the way we educate them.
In the 21st century educators must create a
curriculum that will help students connect
with the world and understand the issues
that our world faces.
Schools in the 21st century will become
nerve centers, a place for teachers and
students to connect with those around them
and their community. Teachers in this new
environment will become less instructors
and more orchestrators of information,
giving children the ability to turn knowledge
into wisdom.
In order to educate in the 21st century,
teachers and administrators need to
cultivate and maintain the student's interest
in the material by showing how this
knowledge applies in the real world.
3. Creating a 21st Century Education
System
o Maximizing the impact of technology to develop
proficiency in 21st century skills
o It is about making sure all the students are
prepared to succeed in a competitive world
o Support innovative teaching and learning
o Create robust education support system
4. Skills that children will need in order to be
successful in the 21st century
Ability to collaborate, work in teams
Critical thinking skills
Oral presentation skills
Written communication skills
Ability to use technology
Willingness to examine civic and global issues
Ability to conduct research to learn about issues and concepts
Chance to learn about new career opportunities
5. The following can be considered
when deciding how education will
look in the schools and
classrooms
6. Instruction should be
Student- Centered
Education should be
Collaborative
Students may engage in many
different types of hands-on activities
In order to contribute to society,
students will need to acquire new
information as a problem
Education is no longer about listening
to the teacher talk and absorbing the
information – the teacher would act
as a facilitator for the learners
Learning is about discovery, not the
memorization of facts
Students should be encouraged to
work together to discover information
, piece it together and construct their
own meaning
Collaboration should also be dynamic
Schools should also be collaborating
with other educational institutions to
share information and methods that
have been developed
Students should learn how to
recognize the different strengths and
talents of each learners
7. Learning should have
context
Teachers need to take more general approach and
teach them skills that are useful in any situation
Teachers can make a point of helping students to
understand how the skills they are building can be
applied in their daily living
Teacher provides guidance as to the skills
that they need to acquire
8. The Role of Technology
in 21st Century Learning :
1. Technology allows 24/7 access to
information
2. Constant social interaction, and
3. Easily created and shared digital content.
10. 1. Improvement of
Teaching
2. Analyses of the
Teaching-
Learning process
Educational Technology
analyses the process of
teaching thoroughly. It
tries to find out the
different variables of
teaching. By developing
the theories of teaching,
it helps in improving the
quality of education.
Educational technology
aims at analyzing the
process of teaching-
learning thoroughly. It is
concerned with the
various phases of
teaching.
11. 3. Improvement of
learning
4. Enhancing the goals
of education
Educational Technology
analyses the process of
learning and related
theories. It facilitates
more and more learning
in less time.
Educational technology
helps in finding out the
right objectives in the
light of the changed
circumstances and
changed environment.
12. 5. Training to teachers 6. Development of
curriculum
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.
Only a suitable type of
curriculum will help in the
attainment of goals.
Educational Technology
can do this job of
developing a suitable
curriculum appropriately.
13. 7. Development of
Teaching-Learning
Materials
8. Teaching-Learning
strategies
The materials of teaching
cannot be unscientific.
Only the right type of
materials will able to
modify the behavior of
the learner suitably
making him a fit him for
the society.
A strategy plays an
important role in the
hands of a teacher. The
different strategies are
being evolved by
educational technology.
The knowledge of those
strategies is a must for
every teacher.
14. 9. Development of Audio-
Visual Aids
10. Help in Overall
Performance
Audio-visual aids have
always played an
important role in the
teaching-learning
process. The software
and hardware aids, the
computer and other such
as appliances have to be
used in the present type
of teaching-learning
environment.
Educational Technology
helps in locating the
problems in the different
areas of education. Thus,
educational technology
can revolutionize the
whole process of
teaching-learning.
15. 11 . Identification of Needs of
the Community
Educational Technology identifies the
needs of the community. It aims to
improve the community in every
possible way.
