Roles and function of educational technology in the
- 1. Roles and Function of Educational Technology in the 21st century By: Norjanah T. Baulo
- 2. • The role of technology in the classroom is ever changing. Those who utilize and embrace the use of technology in the classroom are better prepared to serve the next generation of learners.
- 3. • Students are demanding a new way of learning and the role of technology is pivotal in fulfilling this need for change. Let's make school an exciting place for students to learn and grow. For many, school may be the only place students have access to technology. It is the role of technology and schools to provide students the skills they will need for college or career.
- 4. • From the traditional point of view , technology serves as a source and presenter of knowledge Technology like computers is seen as a productivity tool
- 5. • THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN 21ST CENTURY LEARNING Technology allows for 24/7 access to information Constant social interaction Easily created and shared digital content
- 6. • Technology as information vehicles for exploring knowledge to support learning- by- constructing: for representing and simulating meaningful real- world , problems, situations and contexts. -For representing beliefs, perspectives, arguments, and stories of others
- 7. • Technology as a social medium to support learning by conversing: -For collaborating with others -For discussing, arguing, and building consensus among members of community - For supporting discourse among knowledge- building communities
- 8. • THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY Technology as tools to support knowledge construction: -For representing learner’s ideas, understandings and beliefs -For producing organized, multimedia knowledge bases
- 9. • Technology as intellectual partner (Jonassen 1996) to support learning-by-reflecting: -For helping learners to articulate and represent what they know -For reflecting on what they have learned and how they came to know it - For constructing personal representation of meaning
- 10. IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 1. Improvement of Teaching 2. Analysis of the Teaching – Learning Process 3. Improvement of Learning 4. Enhancing Goals of Education 5. Training to Teacher 6. Development of Curriculum 7. Development of Teaching – Learning Materials 8. Teaching- Learning Strategies 9.Development of Audio-Visual Aids 10. Help in Overall Improvement 11. Identification of Needs of the Community