The document discusses the roles and functions of educational technology in 21st century education. It advocates for student-centered, collaborative, and contextual learning. Technology allows 24/7 access to information, social interaction, and easily created/shared digital content. There is a call to integrate technology comprehensively to develop 21st century skills through innovative teaching/learning and robust education support systems. Important functions of educational technology include improving teaching/learning, analyzing the process, developing curriculum/materials, identifying community needs, and helping overall improvement.

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.
Creating a 21st century education system is
about thinking 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.

3. Instruction
should be
student-centered

4. Student-centered learning is strongly encouraged
in the 21st century.
Education is no longer about listening to the
teacher talk and absorbing the information.
Instead of passively receiving information, the
students would gather information on their own,
under the guidance of the teacher.

5. Education
should be
collaborative

6. Students must learn how to collaborate with
others.
Students should be encouraged to work together
to discover information, piece it together, and
construct meaning.
Students should learn how to recognize the
different strengths and talents each person can bring
to a project, and change roles depending on those
attributes.

7. Learning
should have
context

8. Students will be much more motivated to learn
something that they can see the value in.
Since we are no longer preparing students for
specific tasks and roles, we need to take a more
general approach and teach them the skills that are
useful in any situation.

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

10. There is a call for action to
integrate technology as a
fundamental building block into
education in three broad areas:
USE TECHNOLOGY
COMPREHENSIVELY
TO…….

11. 1. 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.

12. 2. 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. 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
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

15.  Improvement of Teaching
 Analysis of the Teaching-Learning Process
 Improvement of Learning
 Enhancing Goals of Education
 Training to Teachers
 Development of Curriculum
 Development of Teaching-Learning Materials
 Teaching-Learning Strategies
 Development of Audio-Visual Aids
 Help in Overall Improvement
 Identification of Needs of the Community