This document discusses the role of educational technology in 21st century learning. It defines educational technology as the effective use of technological tools in learning, including media, machines, networking hardware, and theoretical perspectives. It lists three key roles of technology in learning today: allowing 24/7 access to information, enabling constant social interaction, and facilitating the easy creation and sharing of digital content. The document also outlines 11 important functions of educational technology, such as improving teaching and learning, enhancing educational goals, developing curriculum and teaching materials, and identifying community needs.

1. Presented by:
Sherry Ann D. Gongob
BSED-2M
EDUC2D M-F 4:30-5:30 PM

2. Educational technology
is the effective use
of technological tools in
learning. As a concept, it
concerns an array of tools,
such as media, machines and
networking hardware, as well
as considering underlying
theoretical perspectives for
their effective application.

3. Role of Technology in 21st
Century Learning

4. 1. Technology allows for 24/7
access to information

5. 2. Constant social interaction

6. 3. Easily created and shared digital
content

7. 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

8. 6. Development of Curriculum
7. Development of Teaching-
Learning Materials
8. Teaching-Learning Strategies
9. Development of Audio-Visual
Aids
10. Help in Overall Improvement
11. Identification of Needs of the
Community

9. 1. Improvement of Teaching
 Analyses the process of teaching thoroughly
 Finds out the different variables of teaching, their
interlinks, relationships, theories of teaching, phases of
teaching principles, and maxims of teaching

10. 2. Analysis of Teaching-Learning
Process
 Analyses the process of teaching thoroughly
 Finds out the different variables of teaching, their
interlinks, relationships, theories of teaching, phases
of teaching principles, and maxims of teaching

11. 3. Improvement of Learning
 Analyses the process of learning and the related theories
 Facilitates more learning in less time
 Takes the help of various empirically established
generalizations from psychology, sociology, physical
sciences, engineering etc.

12. 4. Enhancing Goals of Education
 Educational technology helps in finding out the right
objectives
 EdTech helps in enhancing the right objectives in the
light of changed circumstances and environment

13. 5. Training to Teachers
 EdTech can help in handling the right type of training
to the teachers

14. 6. Development of Curriculum
 Keeping in view the objectives of education
 Developing the right type of curriculum and suitable
to the attainment of goals

15. 7. Development of Teaching-
Learning Materials
 Have to be in accordance with
the environment of the learners
 Everything in the society
including values of life need to
be reflected in the materials
 Only the right type of materials
will be able to modify the
behavior of the learner suitably
making him a fit person for the
society

16. 8. Teaching-Learning Strategies
 Should be according to
the materials
 Should be able to bring
about effective teaching
learning
 The different strategies
are being evolved by
educational technology.

17. 9. Development of Audio-Visual Aids
 The software, hardware, computer and other
appliances and equipments have to be used in the
present type of teaching-learning environment.
 CAI(Computer assisted instructions) will help the
teacher and learner achieve goals conveniently

18. 10. Help in Overall Improvement
 Helps in locating problems
in the different areas of
education
 Helps in remedying the
draw-backs
 Things are improved
through feedback from the
evaluation of teaching-
learning process

19. 11. Identification of Needs of the
Community
 Identifies the needs of the community
 Helps in providing equal education opportunities to
backward people, disadvantaged students and
deprived sections of society
 Improves and gives solutions to the current issues of
society

20. Educational Technology
transforms lives!!

21. Thank you for watching!!