Meaning of Educational Technology
The world Book Encyclopedia, Vol. 19
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the lesson, the students are
able to:
 Determine the concepts
educational technology with the use
of visual presentation in order to
apply in teaching-learning process.
 Analyze the significance
educational technology using visual
presentation in order to make a
development on their strategies and
methods of teaching.
What is Technology?
Technology
 Greek word “techne” means craft or
art.
 Educational technology refers to the
art or craft of responding to our
educational needs.
 It is a "planned, systematic method of
working to achieve planned
outcomes-a process not a product.
Dale 1969
 Technology also refers to any valid
and reliable process or procedure
that is derived from basic research
using the scientific method.
Eric Ashby
 “Any technology, which increases the
rate of learning, would enable the
teacher to teach less and the learner
to learn more.”
Meaning of Educational Technology
1. Educational technology is science on
the basis of which various strategies
and tactics could be designed for the
realization of specified goals.
2. The second meaning of educational
technology is the mechanization of
educational process.
Three process of human knowledge:
 Preservation of knowledge
 Transmission of knowledge
 Advancement of human
knowledge
3. Educational technology is the
mediator, necessary for blending the
science of learning with the art of
teaching.
 Educational technology refers to how
people use their inventions and
discoveries to satisfy their
educational needs and desires.
of
David H. Jonassen
 It consists of designs and
environments that engage learners
of … and reliable technique and method
for engaging learning such as
cognitive learning strategies and
critical thinking skills.
 It is a theory about how problems in
human learning are identified and
solved.
 Is a profession like teaching. It is
made up of organized effort to
implement the theory, intellectual
technique and practical application of
educational technology.
Lucido and Borabo
 Educational Technology is a field
study which is concerned with the
practice of using educational
methods and resources for the
ultimate goal of facilitating the
learning process.
Michael Spector
 Educational Technology involves the
disciplined application of knowledge
for the purpose of improving learning,
instruction and/or performance.
G.O. Leith
 “Educational Technology is the
application of scientific knowledge
and learning and the conditions of
learning to improve the effectiveness
and efficiency of teaching and
training.”
B.C. Mathis
 Educational technology refers to the
development of a set of systematic
methods, practical knowledge for
designing, operating and testing
schools.
E.E. Hadden
 “Educational technology is that
branch of educational theory and
practice which is concerned primarily
with the design and use of message
which control the learning process.”
S.K. Mitra
 “Educational technology can be
conceived as a science of techniques
 and methods by which educational
goal can be realized.”
Robert Cox
 “Educational technology is an
application of scientific process to
man’s learning.”
S.S. Kulkarni
 Educational technology may be
defined as the application of the laws
as well as recent discoveries of
science and technology to the
process of education.
References
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Educational technology is a field of study that

investigates the process of analyzing, Prepared by: Marylou Astillo
designing, developing, implementing, and
evaluating the instructional environment and
learning materials in order to improve
teaching and learning.

Other terms that are associated with

Educational Technology:
 Technology in education
 Instructional technology
 Technology integration in education
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 Educational media

Technology in Education
 “The application of technology to any
of those processes involved in
operating the institutions in which
house the educational enterprise.
 It includes the application of
technology to food, health, finance,
scheduling, grade, reporting and
other processes which support
education within institutions.”

Instructional Technology
 Refers to those aspects of
educational technology that “are
concerned with instruction as
contrasted to designs and operations
of educational institutions.”

Technology Integration
 Means using learning technologies to
introduce, reinforce, supplement and
extend skills.

Educational media
 Are channels or avenues or
instruments of communication.