THE ROLES OF

Lesso
EDUCATIONAL
n3
TECHNOLOGY IN
LEARNING

Technology makes the world a new place

Learning
Outcome:

Illustrate with
concrete examples
the roles of
educational
technology in learning

Focus
Question:

What are the roles of

education technology in
learning?

Introductio
n

After understanding the

comprehensive meaning
of
educational
technology, let us now
dwell on the roles od
educational
technology
and whether it is a boon
or bane in the teaching
learning process.

ACTIVITY

1. Go back to your learning experiences in

school. Recall specific ways by which the
use of educational technology helped you
learn.
2. Get a partner the share your experiences.
3. Volunteer to share your experiences with
the rest of the class.

ANALYSIS

Technology can play a traditional role, i.e.,

as delivery vehicles for instructional
lessons or in a constructivist way as partners
in the learning process. In the traditional way,
the learner learns from the technology and
technology serves as a teacher.In other words ,
the learner learns the content presented by
the technology in the same way that the
learner learns knowledge presented by the
teacher. In the constructivist way, technology
helps the learner build more meaningful
personal interpretations of life and his/her
world.
In
the
constructivist
approach,
technology is a learning tool to learn with, not
from. It makes the learner gather, think,
analyze, synthesize information and construct
meaning with what technology presents.
Technology
serves
as
a
medium
in
representing what the learner knows and what
he/she is learning.

Discussion
Question:

Based
on
the
experiences shared,which
greater
role
did
technology play in your
learning
experiences:
technology-as-a-teacher
or
technology-as-apartner in the learning
process?

ABSTRACTI
ON

From the traditional point of view, technology serves as source and presenter
of knowledge.It is assumed that knowledge is embedded in the technology(e.g.
the content presented by films and tv programs of the teaching sequence in
programmed instruction)and the technology presents that knowledge to the
student(David H. Jonassen,et. Al, 1999).
Technology like computers is seen as a productivity tool. The popularity of
word processing, databases, spreadsheets,graphic programs and desktop
publishing in the 1980s points to this productive role of educational technology.
With the eruption of the internet in the mid 90s, communications and
multimedia have dominated the role of technology in the classroom for the past
few years.
From the constructivist point of view, educational technology serves a learning
tools that learners learn with it,it engages learners in
active,constructive,intentional,authentic, and cooperative learning.It provides
opportunities for technology and learner interaction for meaningful learning.In this
case, technology will not be mere delivery vehicle for content.Rather it is used as
facilitator of thinking and knowledge construction.

From the constructivist perspective , the following are roles of technology

in learning(Jonassen, et al 1999)
Technology as tools to support knowledge construction:
- for representing learners ideas, understanding and beliefs
- for producing organized, multi-media knowledge bases by learners
Technology as information vehicles for exploring knowledge to support
learning-by-constructing:
- for accessing needed information
- for comparing perspective, beliefs and world views
Technology as context to support learning-by-doing:
-For representing and simulating meaningful real-world problems,
situations
and contexts
- for representing beliefs,perpectives,arguments,and stories of
others.
- for defining a safe , controllable problem space for student thinking

 Technology as a social medium to support learning by conversing:

- for collaborating with others
- for discussing, arguing and building consensus among members of a
community
-for supporting discourse among knowledge-building communities
Technology as intellectual partner(Jonassen 1996) to support learningby-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 supporting learners internal negotiations and meaning making
-for constructing personal representations of meaning
-for supporting mindful thinking

Application

1. Based on the roles of educational technology from the constructivists perspective

given above, identify under which role and process is illustrated by each of the
following:
a. Water samples from ponds, streams, and faucets were analyzed locally, then
transmitted to researchers who pooled the data and returned them to all sites,
where students drew conclusions and compared them with those of other
classes(Jonassen, 1999).
b. Students were asked to give a graphic presentation of the causes and effects of
alcoholism.
c. Students were asked to conduct an in-depth research on the causes and effects of
global warming by the extensive use of books, journals and the internet and to give
a powerpoint presentation of their findngs.
d. Students were assigned to and gather proposals from various sectors on how to
solve the present rice crisis and on how to prevent the same in the future and make
a video presentation on their interviews.
e. Student groups were asked to read and analyze a comic strip and present their own
thinking also by way of a comic strip.

2. Give at last 3 uses or functions of educational technology.Caegorize

them either as technology as teacher(source of knowledge)or technology
as partner in learning (one that engages the student in thinking and in
the construction of knowledge and meaning). Use the table given
below.an example for each category is given for you.
Technology as teacher
1. Video presentation on the tourist
spots in the country

Technology as partner in learning

1. Setting up an experiment shown
through video presentation and
requiring the student to predict the
outcome of the experiment

3. The constructivists thinking is this: Technology cannot teach

students.Rather,learners should use the technologies to teach
themselves and others. Do you agree with the constructivists? Discuss
with your group. You will be asked to share your answers with the class.

4. Is there anything pedagogy wrong with the traditional use of

technology as a presenter of knowledge like the teacher as a source of
knowledge? Discuss in your small group then share your answer with the
class.

5. Why use technology in teaching?answer this question based on what

you learned from this lesson.Present it in your own creative way,other
than merely enumerating them.

SUMMING
UP

Educational technology plays

various roles. From the traditional
point of view, it serves as
presenter of knowledge just like
teachers. It is also serves as
productivity tool. With internet
technology
has
facilitated
communication among people.
From
the
constructivist
perspective,
educational
technology is a meaningful
learning tool by serving as a
learning partner.

Making the
connection

Recall how the roles of

technology
from
the
constructivist perspective ,
were demonstrated by your
professors/instructors in class
or by speakers/facilitators in
seminars you attended. In
your
mind,identify
those
roles
that
were
demonstrated.

No other
Choice but to
learn How to
Use Recent
Technology
in the
Classroom

The younger generation of teachers is

admittedly better than the older generation of
teachers when it comes to the use of tche most
recent technology, like the computer.The
younger crop of teachers,unlike the older
generation, was blessed with basic computer
courses in their college curriculum.But if the
older group of teachers would like to remain
responsive and relevant by keeping their
teaching fresh, interesting and challenging,
there is no choice but to learn how to use them.
an idiots guide to computer in your teaching.
It is part of your continuing professional
development to become a digital native and
not remain a digital immigrant It is good to
become a netizen or a screenager able to
participate not only in seminars but also in
webinars

THANK
YOU
Ruby S. Balando
Catarman N. Samar