2. The Role of Education
The Role of
Education is
to prepare
students to
become:
Active
Successful
Contributing
members of
Society
3. Factors in deciding curriculum
Instruction must be student-
centered
Education should be
collaborative
Learning should have context
4. Instruction should be student
centered
Student-centered instruction is encouraged in the
21st century.
Students acquire new information by themselves and
with the guidance of their teacher.
They’ve “learned how to learn” on their own.
They are encourage to use different learning styles.
Teacher acts as the facilitator for the students.
“Learning is about discovery, not the memorization
of facts.”
5. Education should be collaborative
Students are encouraged to work together to
discover new information.
Schools collaborate with other educational
institutions to share information and learn about
different methods that have ben developed.
Schools are willing to alter their institutional
methods in the light of new advancements.
6. Learning should have context
The teacher still provides the guidance in a student-
centered classroom.
They help their students to understand how the skills
can be applied in their lives.
Students are motivated to learn something if they
find value on it.
Students learn skills which can be used in any
situation.
7. Role of Technology in the 21st
Century Learning
Easily created
and shared
digital
content
Technology
allows 24/7
access to
information
Constant
social
interaction
8. Integration of Technology as a
Fundamental Building block of Education
Development of
Profeciency in the 21st
Century Skills
Support to Innovative
Teaching and Learning
Creation of Robust
Education Systems
9. Important 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
10. Development of Teaching-Learning Materials
Teaching-Learning Strategies
Development of Audio-Visual Aids
Help in Overall improvement
Identification of Needs of the Community
11. Improvement of Teaching
Analyses the process of teaching thoroughly.
It helps in improving the quality of education by
developing the theories of teaching.
12. Analysis of the Teaching-Learning
Process
Principles of Teaching and the maxims of teaching
are evaluated.
It establish better relationship between teaching and
learning.
13. Improvement of Learning
Facilitates more and more of learning in less time,
It takes the help of various empirically established
generalizations, from psychology, sociology, physical
sciences, engineering, etc.
14. Enhancing Goals of Education
Objectives of education are being reviewed and
revised.
Helps in finding out right objectives.
19. Development of Audio-Visual Aids
Audio-visual aids need to be used in the present
type of teaching-learning environment.
20. Help in Overall Improvement
Evaluation of the teaching-learning process is made
through feedbacks.
Educational Technology can revolutionize the whole
process of teaching and learning.
21. Identification of Needs of the
Community
Educational Technology helps in providing equal
education opportunities to backward people.
It tries to improve the community in every possible
way.