ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL TECNOLOGY

2. ROLES OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Technology allows 24/7 access to information
Constant social interaction and
Easily created and shared digital content

3. functionS of Educational Technology
 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 over all improvement
 Identification of needs in the
 community

4. IMPROVEMENT OF TEACHING
Educational technology analyses the
process of teaching thoroughly.
By developing the theories of
teaching it helps in improving the
quality of education

5. ANALYSIS OF THE TEACHING-LEARNING
PROCESS
Educational technology aims at
analysing the process of teaching-
learning thoroughly.
Over all it tries to establish better
relationship between teaching and
learning

6. IMPROVEMENT OF LEARNING
Educational technology analysis the
process of learning and the related
theories.
It facilitates more and more learning
in less time.

7. ENHANCING GOALS OF EDUCATION
Objectives of education are being
reviewed and revised with the
passage.
Educational technology helps in
enhancing the right objectives in the
light of the changed circumstances
and changed environment.

8. TRAINING TO TEACHERS
The changed type of the
environment with the new
curriculum and new materials is to be
handled by the teachers.
Educational technology can render its
valuable help in the training of the
teachers.

9. DEVELOPMENT OF THE CURRICULUM
Keeping in view the objectives of education,
which have been finalized by education
technology thereafter, comes the question
of developing the right type of curriculum.
Curriculum is a total teaching-learning
environment, which has to be modified and
remodeled in the light of latest thoughts.
Educational technology of developing a
suitable curriculum appropriately

10. DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING-LEARNING
MATERIALS
Teaching-learning materials have to
be in accordance with the
environment of the learners.
Only right type of materials will able
to modify the behavior of the learner
suitably making him a fit person for
the society.

11. TEACHING-LEARNING STRATEGIES
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 MATERIALS
They need be used according to the
times.
The audio-visual aids have to be used
in the present time of the teaching-
learning environment.

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.
Educational technology can
revolutionize the whole process of
teaching-learning process.

14. IDENTIFICATION OF NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY
Educational technology identifies the
needs of the community.
Educational technology aims at identifying
the needs of the community from time to time.
It tries to improve the community in every
possible way.