ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF
EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
IN THE 21st CENTURY
LEARNING

Students should be
encouraged to work together to
discover information, piece it
together, and construct meaning.

Teachers need to take a more
general approach and teach the
students skills that are useful in any
situation.

FUNCTIONS
OF
EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY

Educational Technology analyses the
process of teaching thoroughly. It tries to
find out the different variables of
teaching, their interlinks, effects upon
each other, relationships, theories of
teaching, phases of teaching principles of
teaching, maxims of teaching etc.

Educational Technology
analyses the process of learning
and the related theories. It takes
the helps of various empirically
established generalizations from
psychology, sociology, physical
sciences, engineering etc.

4. ENHANCING GOALS
OF EDUCATION
Educational technology helps in finding
out the right objectives. Every thing in this
universe is undergoing tremendous changes and
with a very fast speed. Educational technology
helps in enhancing the right objectives in the
light of the changed circumstances and changed
environment.

The changed typed of
environment with new
curriculum and new materials,
is to be handled by the
teachers . Educational
Technology can render it’s
valuable help in the training of
the teachers .

Curriculum is the total teaching-learning
environment , which has to be modified and
remodeled in the light of latest thoughts .
Educational technology can do this job of developing
a suitable curriculum appropriately.

8. TEACHING-LEARNING
STRATEGIES
The strategy has to be right one , which should
be according to the materials and is able to bring
about effective teaching learning. The different
strategies are being evolved by educational
technology.

They need be used according to the times . The
software aids , the hardware aids , the computer and other
such appliances , equipment etc., have to be used in the
present typed of teaching-learning environment.

Educational Technology helps in locating the
problems in the different areas of education. It also helps
in remedying the draw-backs. Evaluation of the teaching-
learning process is also made better because through
feedback, things are improved thoroughly and there is
better control over the process of education.