"ROLES AND FUNCTION OF EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION

1. “if a child can’t learn the way we teach maybe we should
teach the way they learn
-Ignacio Estrada-
NAME: Shella Mae Ricanillo
BEED-2
Schedule: MW/TTHF (3:30-4:30)

2. • The term “21st century” has become the central part of
education thinking and planning for the future.
• 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.
• Globalization has opened up the world and allowed
people to connect in new and exciting ways.
• We transmit our values and cultures without the
expectation of them being adopted by our audience-
just accepted by them.

3. 1. Instruction should be student-centered
 Student-centered learning is strongly encourage in the 21st century, this does
not mean that the teacher can never give a lecture again.
 In order to contribute to society, students will need to able to acquire new
information as problem arise.
 They will not be able to call upon a teacher for answers, so will need to have
‘learned how to learn’ on their own.
2. Education should be collaborative
 Student must learn how to collaborate with others. Student should be
encourage to work together to discover information, piece it together, and
construct meaning.
 Collaboration should also dynamic. Student should learn how to recognize
the different strengths and talents each person can bring to a project, and
change roles depending on those attributes.

4. 3. Learning should have context
 Students are encourage to learn different ways, the teacher still provides
guidance as to the skills that need to acquired.
 Students will be much more motivated to learn something that they can see
the value. Since we are no longer preparing student for specific task and roles,
we need to take a more general approach and teach them the skills that are
useful in any situation.
Technology is a tool, a way for fact-based learning and allows students to do
a lot of the research using internet and various tools. And at the same time these
students are learning very valuable research skills, which they can transplant at
high levels of education, at universities and beyond.
The Role of Technology in 21st Century Learning:
1. Technology allows for 24/7 access to information
2. Constant social interaction, and
3. Easily created and shared digital content.

5. There is a call for action to integrate technology as a function
building block into education in three broad areas:
1. Use technology comprehensively to develop proficiency in
21st century skills
2. Use technology comprehensively to support innovative
teaching and learning.
3. Use technology comprehensively to create robust
education support systems.

6. 1. Improvement of teaching
 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,
maximums of teaching.
2. Analysis of the Teaching-Learning Process
 Educational Technology aims at analyzing the process of teaching-learning
thoroughly. It tries to find out the different variables of teaching their interlinks
effect upon each other, relationships. It also concerned with various phases of
teaching. The principles of teaching and the maximum of teaching are also evaluated
by it.
3. Improvement of Learning
 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 generalization from psychology, sociology, physical sciences,
and engineering.

7. 4. Enhancing Goals of Education
 Educational Technology helps in finding out the right objectives. Educational
Technology helps in enhancing the right objectives in the light of the changed
circumstances and changed environment.
5. Training to Teachers
 The changed type of environment with new curriculum and new materials is to be
handled by the teachers. Educational Technology can render its valuable help in the
training of the teachers also.
6. Development of Curriculum
 Curriculum is the total teaching-learning environment, which has to be modified and
remodeled in the light of latest thoughts. Educational technology can do this job of
developing a suitable curriculum appropriately.
7. Development of Teaching-Learning Materials
 Teaching-Learning materials are also as important as anything else in the teaching-
learning process. They have to be accordance with the environment of the learners.
 Everything in the society including values of life need 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.

8. 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.
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 such
appliances, equipment, have ‘to be used in the present type of teaching-learning
environment. Computer assisted instruction will help the learner as well as the
teacher to achieve the goals of education more conveniently.
10. Help in Overall Improvement
 Educational Technology helps in locating the problems in the different areas of
education. Evaluation of the teaching-learning process is also made better because
through feedback, things are improve thoroughly and there is better control over the
process of education.
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 and
deprived section of the society. Educational technology aims to identify the needs of
the community from time to time.