The document discusses the role of technology in 21st century education. It argues that technology allows for 24/7 access to information, constant social interaction, and easily created and shared digital content. It also outlines important functions of educational technology, including improving teaching and learning, enhancing educational goals, training teachers, developing curriculum and teaching materials, and identifying community needs. Technology is presented as a tool for fact-based learning that allows students to research using the internet while developing valuable research skills.
2. As always, at its core, at the role of
education is to prepare students to
become active , successful, and
contributing members of the society. In
order to prepare students to play their
role in the 21st century society we are
part of the following can be considered
when deciding how education will look
in our schools and classrooms.
3. Instead of passively receiving
information, the student would gather
information on their own. Under the
guidance of their teacher . Different
learning styles are encouraged and
student have enhanced sensed of
motivation and responsibility. They
engage in many different types of hands-
on activities, as well as demonstrate
learning in many different ways. Learning
is about discovery. Not the memorization
of facts.
4. Students must learn how to
collaborative with others. Students should
be encouraged to work together to
discover information, place it together.
And construct meaning. Schools should
also be collaborating with other
educational institutions around the world
to share information and learn about
different practice or methods that have
been developed. They should be willing to
after their instructional methods in light
of new advancements.
5. while students are encouraged to learn
in different ways. The teacher still
provided guidance as to the skills that
need to be acquired. The teacher can
make a point of helping students to
understand how the skills they are
building can be applied in their lives.
Students will much motivated to learn
something that they can see the value in.
lessons have little purpose if they do not
have any impact in a students life outside
of the school.
6. Technology is a tool, away for
fact-based learning and allows
students to do a lot of the
research using the internet and
various tools. And at the same
time these students are leaning
very valuable research skills,
which they can transplant at
high level of education at
10. 1. IMPROVEMENT OF TEACHING
Educational technology analyses the process of teaching
thoroughly. It tries to find out the different variables of teaching
their interlinks effect upon each other, Relationships, theories of
teaching phases of teaching principles of teaching, maxims of
teaching etc, by developing the theories of teaching, it helps in
improving the quality of education.
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 interlink effects upon each other,
relationship etc.
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
generalizations from psychology, sociology, physical sciences,
11. 4. ENHANCING GOALS OF EDUCATION
The objectives of education are being reviewed and
revise 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
speed.
5. TRAINING TO TEACHER
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.
6. DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM
Keeping in view the objectives of education, which
have been finalized by education technology thereafter,
cones the question of developing right type of curriculum.
12. 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 in accordance with the environment of the learners, In
this age of science and technology.
8. TEACHING-LEARNING STRATEGIES
A strategies plays an important role in the hands of a
teacher, the strategies are being evolved by educational
technology. The acknowledgement those strategies is in
must for every teacher.
9. DEVELOPMENT OF AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS
Audio visual aids has always played an important role in
the teaching learning process. The software, hardware aids
the computer and other such appliances have to be used in
the present type of teaching learning environment.
13. 10. HELP IN OVERALL IMPROVEMENTS
Educational technology helps in
locating the problems in the different areas
of education. Thus edtech can revolutionize
the whole process of teaching learning.
11.IDENTIFICATION OF NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY
Edtech identifies the needs of the
community. It aims to improve the community
in every possible way.