By: Garcia, April Rose D.

ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL

TECHNOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

EDUCATION

what do we mean by 21st century?“Learners in the 21st century aims to catch the torch they deserve ”

The term “21st century” has become the central part of educational thinking and planning for the future. Administrators and Teachers are actively searching for ways to prepare students for the future, and the educational system has been evolving faster than ever before. Creating a 21st century education system,

about making sure that all students are prepared to succeed in a competitive world about maximizing the impact of technology to develop proficiency in 21st century skills support innovative teaching and learning create robust education support systems

Schools and Teachers are trying to figure out what their role needs to be in the education of their 21st century students

The role of education is to

prepare students to become active,

successful, and contributing members of

society

Consideration when deciding how education will look in

schools and classroom instruction should be student-centered

education should be collaborative learning should have context

1. Instruction should be student-centered • Student-centered learning is strongly encouraged in the 21st

century.• In order to contribute to society, students will need to be able to

acquire new information as problems arise. They will need to connect the new information with the knowledge they already have and apply it to solving the problem at hand. They will not be able to call upon a teacher for answers, so will need to have “learned how to learn” on their own.• The teacher would act as a facilitator for the students.

2. Education should be collaborativeStudents must learn how to collaborate with others. Society today has people collaborating across the globe. Students should be encouraged to work together to discover information, piece it together, and construct meaning. Collaboration should also be dynamic. Students should learn how to recognize the different strengths and talents each person can bring to a project, and change roles depending on those attributes. Schools should also be collaborating with other educational institutions around the world to share information and learn about different practices or methods that have been developed. They should be willing to alter their instructional methods in light of new advancements.

3. Learning should have context

• Teachers should take a more general approach and teach them the skills that are useful in any situation;

• Lessons have little purpose if they do not have any impact in a student’s life outside of the school

Roles of Technology in 21st Century Learning

Technology allows for 24/7 access to information

Constant social interaction

Easily created and shared digital content

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

Development of Teaching-Learning Materials

Teaching Learning Strategies

Development of Audio-Visual Aids Help in Overall Improvements Identification of Needs of the Community

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