Educational technology uses digital mediums to enhance teaching and learning both in the classroom and online. It aims to make learning more student-centered and interactive through tools that allow students to access information, collaborate with others, and reflect on what they are learning. When used properly, educational technology can engage students, make abstract concepts more concrete, and make learning more permanent and less dependent on verbalism alone. It provides opportunities for independent learning while decreasing the time spent on instruction.

1. Role of Educational Technology

2. What is Educational Technology?
• Uses Digital mediums to enhance teaching and
learning in the classroom and in online
environment.

3. GOAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

4. Successful
Educators
Experiences/Ideas Books
Affective,
Behavioral , and
Cognitive
Education &
Knowledge
Futures teachers
and Teachers
Educational
Technology

5. Student-Centered Learning
• Education is shifting to a more student-centered
approaches
• The student- centered techniques will not
replace completely the teacher institution-
centered approach but there will be a slow and
steady increase in the use of student- centered
learning within the traditional system.
• To become competent, people must continue
studying

6. Technology can…….
Play a traditional role. A delivery
vehicles for instructional lessons.

8. Technology ….
Serves a teacher

10. Constructivist role….
Or a partner in learning process
Technology is a learning tool, to
learn with, not from
Serves as a medium in representing
what the learners know and he/she is
learning

12. Technology as tools and vehicles to
support knowledge construction……..
For accessing needed informations .
For comparing perspectives, beliefs
and world views

13. Technology as a social medium to
support learning by conversing:
For collaborating with others
For discussing, arguing, and
building consensus among members
of a community

14. Technology as intellectual partner
(Jonassen 1996) to support learning-
by- Reflecting:
For contructing personal
representations of meaning for
supporting mindful thinking.
For reflecting on what they have
learned and how they came to know
it

15. The main role and functions of
Educational Technology
Both teachers and the students are convinced
about the important contributions educational
technology can offer. If properly selected and used
the knowledge will retain in the students.

16. Arouse and sustain the interest and
attention of the pupils/students to
learn.

17.  Concretize abstract concepts/ideas to
promote meaningful learning.

18. Makes learning more permanent
because of the rich experiences that
they provide.

19. Provide self-activities for
independent learning and increase
vocabulary by eliminating verbalism.

20. Develop continuity of thought and
increase the quality of learning while
decreasing the time spent.

21. Make learning more interactive,
hence learning is improved

22. Computers in education
Computer technology has had a deep impact on the
education sector. Imparting education has become
easier and much more interesting than before. Owing
to memory capacities of computers, large chunks of
data can be stored in them.

23. Computers are powerful, multifunctional tools that
fulfill many roles at all levels of education.
Computers are commonly used in education for
applications such as communication, distributing
education materials, remote learning, performing
class work and admissions. In some cases computer
use may even be an educational requirement.

24. Role of computer in education
technology
Storage of information
Audio-visual aids in teaching
Better presentation of information
Access to the Internet
Quick communication between students,
teachers and parents

25. Educational Technology is not only in
computers and any hardware ….
But also in software like:
• Auto – CAD
• ADOBE photoshop
• MS Office
• And etc..