The document discusses the roles and functions of educational technology in 21st century education. It defines educational technology as efforts to optimize learning through applying scientific methods and developing systems and tools. Key roles of educational technology include providing 24/7 access to information and content, facilitating social interaction, and serving as a teaching aid. Important functions are improving teaching and learning, analyzing the teaching-learning process, enhancing educational goals, developing curricula and materials, and identifying community needs. Overall, the document advocates for comprehensively integrating technology into education to develop 21st century skills, support innovative teaching methods, and create robust support systems.

1. ROLES and FUNCTIONS
OF
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
in the
21st CENTURY EDUCATION

2. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
 Educational technology basically means all the
intellectual and operational efforts made during recent
years to regroup, arrange and systematize the application
of scientific methods to the organization of new sets of
equipment and material so as to optimize learning
process. ( British Journal of Educational Technology,
1971)
 Educational technology is the development, application
and evaluation of systems, techniques and aids to
improve the process of human learning. (Lucido and
Borbaro, 1997)

3. ROLES OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
 Technology allows for 24/7 access to information;
 Constant social interaction;
 Easily created and shared digital content;
 Serves as an teaching aid in teaching-learning process;
 Gives new information to both teacher and the learner;
 Source of knowledge for every students;
 Makes the lesson easier and faster; and
 Provides interest to both teachers and learners.

4. 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
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

5. FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
1. Improvement of Teaching
It tries to find out the different variables of teaching , their
interlinks, effects upon each other, relationships, theories of
teaching, phases of teaching principles in teaching, maxims of
teaching. 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 process thoroughly. Tries to establish better relationship
between teaching and learning.

6. 3. Improvement of Learning
It facilitate more and more of learning in less time. It takes
the help of various empirically established generalizations
from psychology , sociology, physical sciences, engineering
etc.
4. Enhancing Goals of Education
The objectives of education are being reviewed and revised
with the passage of time. Educational technology helps in
enhancing the right objectives in the light of the changed
circumstances and changed environment
5. Training to Teachers
The changed of environment with new curriculum and new
materials is to be handled by the teachers. Right type of

7. 6. Development of Curriculum
Keeping in view the objectives of education, which have
been finalized by education technology thereafter, comes
the developing right type of curriculum. Only a suitable
type of curriculum will help in the attainment of goals.
7. Development of Teaching-Learning Materials
Teaching l-learning materials are also important as anything
else in the teaching-learning process.
8. Teaching – Learning Strategies
A strategy plays an important role in the hands of 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.

8. 9. Development of Audio-Visual Aids
Audio-Visual aids have always played an important role in
teaching –learning process. They need be used according
to the times.
10. Help in Overall Improvement
Educational technology helps in locating the problems in
the different areas of education. It also helps in remedying
the draw-backs.
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 sections of the society.

9. There is a call for action to integrate technology as a
fundamental building blocks into education in three
broad areas Use technology comprehensively to develop proficiency in 21st century
skills-
Even if all students mastered core academic subjects, they still
would be woefully underprepared to succeed in postsecondary
institutions and workplaces, which increasingly value people who can
use their knowledge to communicate, collaborate, analyze, create,
innovate and solve problems.
 Use technology comprehensively to support innovative teaching and
learning
To keep pace with a changing world, schools need to offer more
rigorous, relevant and engaging opportunities for students to learn-
and to apply their knowledge and skills in meaningful ways.
 Use technology comprehensively to create robust education support
system

10. NEVER STOP LEARNING
BECAUSE LIFE NEVER STOPS
TEACHING -unknown-