The document discusses the roles and functions of educational technology in 21st century education. It states that instruction should be student-centered, education should be collaborative, and learning should have context. Educational technology allows 24/7 access to information, constant social interaction, and easily created and shared digital content. Some important functions of educational technology include analyzing the teaching-learning process, improving learning, enhancing educational goals, training teachers, developing curriculum and teaching-learning materials, developing teaching-learning strategies, developing audio-visual aids, helping with overall improvement, and identifying community needs.

1. Roles and
functions of
educational
technology
in the 21st
century
education

2. The term “21st century” has become the central part of
educational thinking and planning for the future. In
order to prepare students to play their role in the 21st
century society we are a part of, the following can be
considered when deciding how education will look in
our schools and classrooms.
Instruction should be student-centered
Education should be collaborative
Learning should have context

3. Role of Technology in 21st Century
Learning
Technology allows for 24/7 access
information
Constant social interaction, and
Easily created and shared digital content.

4. Important Functions of Educational
Technology

5. Analysis of the Teaching-learning process
Educational Technology aims at
analyzing the process of teaching-
learning thoroughly. It tries to establish
better relationship between teaching
and learning.

6. Improvement of learning
Educational Technology analyses the
process of learning and the related
theories. It facilitates more and more of
learning in less time.

7. Enhancing Goals of Education
The objectives of education are being
reviewed and revised with the passage of
time. Educational Technology helps in
finding out the right objectives.

8. Training to Teachers
The changed type of environment with
new curriculum and new materials is to be
handled by the teachers. Educational
Technology can render its valuable help in
the training of teachers also.

9. Development of Curriculum
Curriculum is the total teaching-learning
environment, which has to be modified
and remodelled in the light of latest
thoughts.

10. Development of Teaching-learning Materials
Teaching- learning materials are also important as
anything else in the teaching-learning process. They
have to be in accordance with the environment of
the learners. Only right type of materials will able
to modify the behaviour of the learner suitably
making him a fit person for the society.

11. Teaching-Learning Strategies
A strategy plays an important role in the hands
of a 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.

12. Development of Audio-Visual Aids
Audio-visual aids have always played an important
role in the teaching-learning process. The software
aids, the hardware aids, the computer and other
such appliances. They need to be used according
to the times.

13. 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.
Evaluation of the process is also made better
because through feedback , things are improved
thoroughly and there is better control over the
process of education.

14. 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.