AGUSAN DEL SUR STATE COLLEGE OF

AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

Trento External Studies Center

MODULES
TECHNOLOGY
for TEACHING &

LEARNING
For your pre-lesson activity, I want you to fill in the table below with qualities and strategies used and practiced by the
teachers and learners of two different ages. After that, analyze the given questions below.

TEACHERS OF YESTERYEARS TEACHERS OF THE 21st CENTURY

LEARNERS OF YESTERYEARS LEARNERS OF THE 21st CENTURY

1. Are the roles of teachers in the yesteryears still effective in the 21st century?
2. What do you think is the drive of the educational system in designing and developing technology-immersed
curriculum?
3. As a learner, do you think it is helpful for your learning that your teacher uses technology in his class?
4. As a future English teacher, do you think it is advantageous to use and integrate technology in teaching?

Lesson 1: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 1 & 2

Teacher, student, and instruction have been the constant entities of education from several
centuries back until the present time. However, strategies, style, and educational tools and technologies
improve in the many generations for better delivery of the lesson and learning of content. For now, let us
realize the transformation of teaching and learning from the past years to the present century.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME

At the end of this module, you are expected to:
 Differentiate the roles of teachers and students in the
earlier years and in the 21st century of instruction.
 TEACHERS OF YESTERYEARS VS TEACHERS OF THE 21st CENTURY
In the early years, teachers were regarded as instruments for information dissemination and
communicators of knowledge in which students obediently receive and believe. Teachers were always in
authority over the students. This was during the period in which teacher-centered approach was observed
in the education system. This approach seems to weaken the aim of acquiring learning for this makes the
students passive learners.
The authors of some journals would claim that the student-centered approach is proven worldwide
to be an effective method for the students to have quality learning. Besides students working collaboratively
with their peers, they are being developed to be creative and critical thinkers.
It is believed that teachers today are far different from teachers of yesteryears. Are the roles of
teachers in the yesteryears still effective in the 21 st century? See this.
TEACHERS OF YESTERYEARS TEACHERS OF THE 21st CENTURY
Disseminate information through lectures. Allow students to solve real-world problem.
Require students to memorize contents from Allow students to construct their own
textbook. understanding of the subject matter.
Make use of textbooks and workbooks as their Make use of manipulative materials; makes use of
reference. multitude of prints and electronic sources.
Give assessments through written examinations. Give performance-based assessments
(Performance tasks).
Focus on their responsibility and relationship with Widen their responsibility and their relationship
the students as recipients of knowledge. with colleagues, community, and other
stakeholders in acquiring clear and obtainable
standards for the knowledge, skills, and values
students to acquire.
Followers of policies prescribed by the school. Participate in the decision-making in schools.
Use lecture as teaching method. Use a variety of teaching methods appropriate in
student’s learning.
Deliver the same lessons every year. Spend time in researching to update his/her
knowledge of the subject matter.
Too focused on self-achievement. Mentor new teachers.
Target to finish the lesson within the period. Target the learners to be ready in the challenges of
today’s learning.
Autocratic in which teachers are in control of Democratic in which teachers allow students to
everything in all events of the classroom. take responsibility in their learning.

Foster learner autonomy where students also learn

to take responsibility in their learning.
Holder of knowledge/Gatekeeper of information. Facilitator of learning.
Technology illiterate. Technology or digital literate.