3. Education is no longer about listening
to the teacher talk and absorbing the
information.
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9. Educational Technology analyses 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 of
teaching, maxims of teaching.
10. 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, and relationships.
11. Educational Technology analyses 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 and engineering.
12. 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. 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.
14. Keeping in view the objectives of education,
which have been finalized by education
technology thereafter, comes the question of
developing right type of curriculum. Only a
suitable type of curriculum will help in the
attainment of goals.
15. 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. In this
age of science and technology, the materials of
teaching cannot be unscientific. Everything in
the society including values of life need to be
reflected in the materials. Only right type of
materials will able to modify the behavior of
the learner suitably making him a fit person for
the society.
16. 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
envolved by educational technology. The
knowledge of those strategies is a must for
every teacher.
17. 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 as appliances, and
equipments have to be used in the present type
of teaching – learning environments.
18. 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 teaching learning.
19. Educational Technology identifies the needs of
the community from time to time. Then it tries
to improve the community in every possibly
way.
