The document discusses the roles and functions of educational technology in 21st century education. It outlines that instruction should be student-centered, education should be collaborative, and learning should have context. Technology allows for 24/7 access to information, constant social interaction, and easily created and shared digital content. The three broad areas of integrating technology in education are: 1) using technology to develop 21st century skills, 2) using technology to support innovative teaching and learning, and 3) using technology to create robust education support systems. Important functions of educational technology include improving teaching and learning, analyzing the teaching-learning process, developing curriculum and materials, and identifying community needs.

1. ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN
THE 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION
Prepared by:
Jumao-as, Junibe A.
BEED-2

2. INTRODUCTION

3.  The term "21st century" has become the central
part of educational thinking and planning for the
future. Administrators andTeachers are actively
searching for ways to prepare students for the
future, and the educational system has been
evolving faster than ever before.
 Creating a 21st century education system is
about making sure that all students are prepared
to succeed in a competitive world-a world with
plenty of opportunities for highly skilled
individuals and limited options for everyone
else.

4.  It's about maximizing the impact of
technology to develop proficiency in
21st century skills, support
innovative teaching and learning,
and create robust education support
systems.

5. Considered when deciding education towards
students playing role in the 21st century society.
1. INSTRUCTION SHOULD BE STUDENT-CENTERED
2. EDUCATION SHOULD BE COLLABORATIVE
3. LEARNING SHOULD HAVE CONTEXT

6. 1. Instruction should be student-
centered
 The days of lecturing has passed-though not
entirely.While student-centered learning is
strongly encouraged in the 21st century, this
does not mean that the teacher can never give a
lecture again. Education is no longer about
listening to the teacher talk and absorbing the
information.

7. 2. Education should be
collaborative
 Students must learn how to collaborate with
others. Students should be encouraged to
work together to discover information, piece
it together, and construct meaning.

8. 3. Learning should have context
 Student-centered does not mean that the
teacher gives up all control of the classroom.
Students are encouraged to learn different
ways, the teacher still provides 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.

9. Roles of Technology in 21st
Century Learning
1.Technology allows for 24/7 access to
information.
2. Constant social interaction, and
3. Easily created and shared digital content.

10.  In this setting, educators can leverage technology to
create an engaging and personalized environment to
meet the emerging educational needs of our current
generation. No longer does learning have to be one-
size-fits-all or confined to the classroom.
 It is important for our students to learn in a global
classroom, acknowledging that the classroom
extends beyond the physical walls. As our digital
capacity expands and our training in technology use
grows, teachers will begin to utilize technology to
better meet the needs and interests of students
through technology application and instruction.

11. THREE BROADAREAS IN INTEGRATING
EDUCATION:
1. Use technology comprehensively to develop
proficiency in 21st century skills.
 Knowledge of core content is necessary, but no
longer sufficient, for success in a competitive
world. 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.

12. 2. 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.

13. 3. Use technology comprehensively to create
robust education support systems.
 To be effective in schools and classrooms,
teachers and administrators need training, tools
and proficiency in 21st century skills themselves.

14. Important functions of EducationalTechnology* 1.
Improvement ofTeaching
2. Analysis of theTeaching-Learning Process
3. Improvement of Learning
4. Enhancing Goals of Education
5.Training toTeachers
6. Development of Curriculum
7. Development ofTeaching-Learning Materials
8.Teaching-Learning Strategies
9. Development of Audio-Visual Aids
10. Help in Overall Improvement
11. Identification of Needs of the Community

15. 1. Improvement of Teaching
 EducationalTechnology analysis 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 principles
of teaching, maxims of teaching.

16. 2. Analysis of the Teaching-
Learning Process
EducationalTechnology aims at analyzing the
process of teaching-learning thoroughly. It
establish better relationship between
teaching and learning.

17. 3. Improvement of Learning
EducationalTechnology analysis the process of
learning and related theories. It facilitates
more and more learning in less time.

18. 4. Enhancing Goals of
Education
The objectives of education are being reviewed
and revised with the passage of time. It helps
enhancing the right objectives in the light of
the changed circumstances and changed
environment.

19. 5. Training to Teachers
The changed type of environment with new
curriculum and new materials is to be
handled by the teachers.

20. 6. Development of Curriculum
Curriculum is the total learning environment
which has to be modified and remodeled in
the light of latest thoughts.

21. 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.

22. 8. Teaching –Learning
Strategies
A strategy plays an important role in the hands
of a teacher in every teaching-learning
situation.

23. 9. Development of Audio-Visual
Aids
Audio-visual aids have always played an
important role in the teaching-learning
process.They need be used according to the
times.

24. 10. Help in Overall
Improvement
Educational technology can revolutionize the
whole process of teaching learning.

25. 11. Identification of Needs of
the Community
EducationalTechnology aims at identifying
the needs of the community from time to
time.Then it tries to improve the community
in every possible way.