Education and Technology

Unit 1
 Meaning

Combination of two terms- Education + Technology

Education - process by which the knowledge, skills and

attitude are transmitted to the members of the society.

Technology- refers to the techniques as well as technical

contrivances which enhance a process.It is a systematic way of
applying the technique to achieve an objective.
 Meaning

Educational Technology can be defined as

the systematic application of technology in
the field of education
 Meaning- 5M in education

Machines
Material
Men
Media
Methods
Interrelated and work together for the fulfilment of specific
educational objectives
 Meaning

Educational technology is the branch of study in

which the results of engineering techniques,
information science, natural science, behavioural
science and human technology are to be used to
promote the efficiency of education.
 Meaning

Broadly speaking educational Technology has

three meanings

ET 1

ET 2

ET 3

 Meaning

ET1

Refers to the application of Physical Science and engineering

technology to provide mechanical or electro-mechanical tools or
hardware which can be used for instructional purposes.

Presenting instructional material such as still and motion

pictures, projectors, tape recorders, television, teaching machine
and computer based technology

 Meaning

ET2

Refers to the application of scientific principles to

instruction. Psychological principles of learning are
stressed.

 Meaning
ET 3

Incorporates both ET1 and ET2 through the application

of a system approach to education.

Education should be considered as a system in which

machines, materials, media, men and methods are
incorporated parts and are organised in such a way as
they work together for the fulfilment specific
educational objectives

 Nature of Educational Technology

Educational Technology
is the application of
scientific principles to
education.

 Nature of Educational Technology

It lays stress on the

development of methods and
techniques for effective
teaching-learning

 Nature of Educational Technology

It emphasis the designing of

measuring instruments for
testing learning outcomes

 Nature of Educational Technology

 It involves input, process and output aspect of education

 Nature of Educational Technology

Educational Technology is
 

not to be taken as a
synonym to audio-visual
aids in education

 Nature of Educational Technology

Educational Technology is a comprehensive term and is not to

be viewed in terms of its parts or processes. It includes
instructional technology, teaching technology, programmed
learning, micro teaching etc..

 Scope of Educational Technology

Educational Technology tries to study the phases of teaching,

skills of teaching and learning, principles of teaching, etc.

Educational Technology as a discipline strives for the

formulation of objectives and goals of education based on
individual and social needs.

Educational Technology includes planning of curricular and

non-curricular inputs on the basis of goals and objectives of
education

 Scope of Educational Technology

Educational Technology has its scope for the development of

the course content, curriculum, the development of teaching
learning materials etc.

Training of teachers, teacher-training programme,

development of suitable strategies and techniques of
teaching.

Selection and use of appropriate audio-visual aids for making

the  teaching-learning process more meaningful and realistic.

 Scope of Educational Technology

Individualized instructional technology

Programmed learning

Models of teaching

Multimedia approach to teaching

Communication technology

 Scope of Educational Technology

Computer, internet, E-mail, teleconferencing, virtual

classrooms, etc