Educational technology is based on science and focuses on developing effective teaching and learning methods and techniques. It emphasizes designing instruments to measure learning outcomes and involves the input, process, and output aspects of education. Educational technology includes instructional technology, teaching technology, programmed learning, and microteaching. It aims to analyze the teaching and learning process, develop curricula and teaching materials, and effectively utilize audiovisual aids and mass media to provide feedback and evaluation. The goals of educational technology are to make presentations more effective, provide interesting teaching, and make the learning process more engaging. It helps increase student knowledge and make learning more permanent.

1. EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY

2. NATURE OF EDUCATIONALTECHNOLOGY
1. The basis of EducationalTechnology is
science.
2. It lays stress on the development of
methods and techniques for effective
teaching learning.
3. It emphasis the designing of measuring
instruments for testing learning
outcomes.
4. It involves input process and output
aspect of education.

3. 5. EducationalTechnology is a
comprehensive term and is not to be
viewed in term of its parts or
processes. It includes instructional
technology , teaching technology ,
programmed learning , micro teaching
etc.
6. Educational technology is continuous
dynamic.

4. Scope of EducationalTechnology
1. Analysis of the process of teaching and
learning.
2. spending out the educational goal or
objectives.
3. Development of curriculum.
4. Development of teaching – learning
material.
5.Teaching preparation or teaching –
training

5. 7. Development , selection and use of
the appropriate audio – visual aids.
8. Effective utilization of the
hardware & mass media.
9.To provide essential feedback and
control through evaluation.
6. Development and selection of the
teaching learning strategies.

6. Significance of educational
technology
1. It makes presentation effective.
2. It provides simple , easy and interesting
teaching.
3.It removes monotonous environment of
the classroom.
4.It makes teaching – learning process more
lively.

7. 5. It Is helpful to increase student’s
knowledge and experience.
6. systematic knowledge and
instructions are possible because of
educational technology.
7. It is helpful to make knowledge
permanent.

8. Roles and functions of Educational
technology
1. Instructions should be student centered
Instead of passively
receiving information , the
students would gather
information on their own,
under the guidance of their
teachers .

9. 2. Education should be collaborative
Students should learn
ho to recognize the
different strengths and
talents each person can
bring to a project, and
change roles depending
on those attributes.

10. 3. Learning should have context
Student – centered does not
mean that the teacher gives
up all control of the classroom
Student will be much more
motivated to learn something
that they can see the value in.

11. Important functions of
educational technology
1. Improvement of teaching.
2. Analysis of the teaching –
learning process.
3. Improvement of learning.
4. Enhancing goals of education.
5.Training to teachers.

12. 6. Training to teachers
7. Development of curriculum.
8. Teaching learning strategies.
9. Development audio – visual aids.
10. Help in overall improvement.
11. Identification of need of the
community.