2. Students are encouraged to learn in
different ways, the teacher still
provides guidance as to the skills that
need to be acquired. The teacher can
make a point of helping the students to
understand how the skills they are
building can be applied in their lives.
Students will be much more motivated
to learn something that they can see
the value in.

3.  Instruction should be student-centered
These methods include active learning, in which
students solve problems, answer questions,
formulate questions of their own, discuss, explain,
debate, or brainstorm during class; cooperative
learning, in which students work in teams on
problems and projects under conditions that
assure both positive interdependence and
individual accountability; and inductive teaching
and learning, in which students are first presented
with challenges (questions or problems) and learn
the course material in the context of addressing
the challenges.

4. The Role of Technology in 21st Century
Learning
Technology allows for 24/7 access to
information.
Constant social interaction, and
Easily Created and shared digital Content.

5. Important Functions of Educational
Technology
 Improvement of Teaching
 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. By developing the
theories of teaching, it helps in improving
the quality of education.

6. Analysis of the Teaching-Learning
Process
 It tries to find out the different variables of
teaching their interlinks effects upon each
other, relationship etc. It is also concerned
with various phases of teaching. The
principles of teaching and the maxims of
teaching are also evaluated by it. Over all, it
tries to establish better relationship between
teaching and learning.

7. Improvement of Learning
 It 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.

8. Enhancing Goals of Education
 Educational technology helps in finding
out the right objectives. Everything in this
universe is undergoing tremendous change
and with a very fast speed. Educational
Technology helps in enhancing the right
objectives in the light of the changed
circumstances and changed environment.

9. Training to Teachers
 The teachers equipped with old strategies
and methodologies of technology will
remain misfits. The right type of training to
the teachers is the need of the hour.
Educational technology can render its
valuable help in the training of teachers
also.

10. Development of Curriculum
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.

11. Development of Curriculum
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.

12. Development of Teaching-Learning
Materials
Teaching-Learning materials are also as
important as anything else in the teaching-
learning process. They have to be in
accordance with the environment of the
learners.

13. Teaching-Learning Strategies
 A strategy plays an important role in the
hands of a teacher in every teaching-
learning situation. The strategy has to be the
right one, which should be according to the
materials and is able to bring about effective
teaching-learning.

14. Development of audio-visual aids
Audio-Visual aids have always played an
important role in the teaching-learning
process. They need be used according to the
times. The software aids, the hardware aids,
the computer and other such appliances,
equipment etc.

15. Help in Overall Improvement
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.

16. Identification of Needs of the
Community
 Educational Technology identifies the
needs of the community. It helps in
providing equal education opportunities to
backward people, disadvantaged students
and deprived sections of the society.
Educational Technology aims to identify the
need of the community from time to time.
Then it tries to improve the community in
every possible way.

17. Prepared by; Rosalyne S. Lozano