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 MEANING & NATURE OF EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY

Presented by; TAGOLOAN

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July Ann Mag-
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Maricar
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Elvie Jenelyn Edorot

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Educational technology
(commonly abbreviated as EduTech,
or EdTech) is the combined use of computer
hardware, software, and educational theory
 and practice to facilitate learning

TECHNOLOGY
When knowledge of science is used in
practical tasks, it is called
technology
 
The Nature of
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tr y 1 Evolution of the concepts of educational
technology
2 Existing positions and latest concepts.

3 Educational Technology and other Related

Concepts
1 The earliest concept of educational
technology was linked with the use of
audiovisual aids like chart, models,
maps, specimen and concrete material.
In this sense, the term educational
technology was used as a synonym to
audio-visual aids meant foe direct
teaching and learning
 1

With the advent of physical science and

consequently the electronic revolutions
there come an era of sophisticated hardware
and software (gadgets and mechanical
devices) like projectors, tape-recorders, radio
and television. As a result, educational
technology was taken in terms of these
sophisticated instruments and equipment
used for presenting instructional materials.
 1
. Then came the age of mass media. It led
to massive communication revolution for
instructional purposes. Utilization of radio,
television, tele-text and computer –assisted
instruction for individualized learning, thus,
brought more sophisticated in the use of
appliances and instruments for formal
education
2 Although the term „educational technology‟ has been in vogue in several
decades, yet on the account of its complex nature involving many
disciplines and demanding too much specialization and understanding of
the planning, process and products of education, it has been narrowly
conceived by different individuals on where one works and stand within the
educational spectrum. It has resulted in the information of varying concept
of educational technology.

For the experts of programmed learning and individualized instruction, it

means -the programming of the self-instructional material and use
teaching machines or computer-aided learning material
This aspect of educational technology carries wide
meaning and multifaceted concepts. It emphasizes the
application of system approach to the study of
multidimensional problem of education. Some of these
problems areas are as follows:
The educational planning and organization.
The psychology of learning.
The curriculum development and course design.
The production of teaching-learning material.
 Audio-visual method of presentation and dissemination of information,
storage and retrieval.
 The allocation and management of human and non-human resources.
 The cost effectiveness of media in education.

 Innovations.
Evaluation.
3 Educational Technology and other Related Concepts
The concept and meaning of educational technology may be
made clear by distinguishing it from other concepts. Educational
Technology and Instructional technology Educational technology
is more comprehensive and broad-based concept. Instructional
technology is a sub system of the main system of educational
technology. Education is comprehensive process and imparting of
instruction is one of the several means to achieve the goals of
education. As a result, the technology of instruction may be
regarded as a part of section of the whole phenomenon of
educational technology
Educational technology and teaching technology
The Like instructional technology, teaching technology is also one of the
sub-types of the system of educational technology. It concerns with the
systematization of the process of teaching and provides necessary theory
and practice for the teachers to bring improvement to the task of teaching.
The concept of educational technology is much wider than the concept of
teaching technology as it also includes the means and materials concerning
individualized instructions and self-learning including teaching machines
and computer-assisted learning, independent of the teachers and their
acts.
Technology of education and technology in
education
The term „technology in education‟ refers to the use of technological
advancement such as various equipment, materials and machines for
educational purposes. It invokes the increasingly complex range audio-
visual equipment, hardware and sophisticated electronic devices like
projectors, films, radio, televisions, tape recorder, recording machines,
tele-text and computer aided instructions for individualized and group
learning.
The term technology in education is thus a service concept like
technology in the service of farming and agriculture or science in
the service of mankind. In this sense, educational technology can
provide its services to the teachers of the following grounds:
 For explaining the purpose and functions of different forms
of appliances, equipment and audio-visuals material and mass
media.
 For providing training and acquiring the material and handling
the equipment to overcome their reluctance to use new media
and materials.

 For showing the relevance to the use of equipment and

material in the context of individualized and group learning
for achieving the goals of formal or non-formal education.
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4 educational te
chnology
c h i n g , s imulated
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n a ly s i s ,
a c h i n g , in te ra c t i o n a
te u t er, etc.
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5
 Audio-visual aids cannot be termed as
6 educational technology. It is because its concern
is only with the process-aspect of educational
technology and not with the input and output
aspects. But if these A.V. aids are used to achieve
educational objectives, then it can be put in the
category of Educational technology.
7 Programmed Instruction is also different from
Educational Technology. Its main cause is that the student
learns himself during the programmed instructions. It
does not allow interaction between pupil and teacher.
8 e ch n olo g y is n o t th e educational
Engineering T
e e ng in e er in g te c hnology has
th
technology because
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te c h n o lo g y is d if ferent from
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logy. In
educational techno
only.
hardware approach
 po ss i b le o n ly due to
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New concepti o grammed
su c h a s p r
9 educational te
chnology
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n a ly s i s ,
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 that e d u cational
p e op l e assume
Som e
th e te a c h e r which will
replac e
10 technology will
p l o y e d o n e d a y. It is their
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replace the te
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aspects of ed
 3 Output

2 Process

1 Input,
In spite of this, educational technology
develops cognitive domain only and not
the affective domain. Affective domain
can only be developed when an interaction
between teachers and pupils takes place.
Hence, educational technology cannot
replace the teacher.
 Technologizing Education Is To Optimize Learning
Endeavours

In Educational Technology, both hardware and

software mechanisms are involved.

Garrison (1989), opines “technology will be viewed

here as having both a process (software) and a product
(hardware) component, where process is the creative
application of knowledge of purposeful activities. A
subset of hardware is media, where media are the
devices used to distribute information.”
 In Educational Technology, hardware covers TV,
Computer, Overhead projector, Tape Recorder,
Teaching machines etc. Software includes
audio/video cassettes, Filmstrips, micro films,
slides etc.

Educational Technology is comprehensive. It is

associated with all aspects of educative process-
methods, teaching strategies, learning materials,
handling of various equipment etc.

The following 4 M’s are the major components of

Educational Technology:-
(i) Methods, (ii) Materials, (iii) Media, (iv)
Manpower.
 1

2
3 The following 4 M’s
4 are the major
components of
Educational
Technology
 M
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Methods t
It is concerned with the h
o
devices such as Programmed d
s
Learning Team Teaching,
Micro Teaching,
Personalized System of
Instruction in Teaching
Learning situations.
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M e
a t
Materials t h
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Instructional materials r
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s
such as Programmed Text a
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book the material of this s

type may be handwritten or

printed.
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M e
a t
Media t h
M e o
The media used here are e r d
d i s
audio, or visual or audio- i
a
l
visual. A few examples are a s

radio, tape recorder,

charts, films, educational
television etc.
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M e
Man Power – a
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M
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technology in every P a s
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way. Educational w
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Technology without r

man is zero
 George Couros

“Technology will never replace

great teachers, but in the
hands of great teachers, it’s
transformational.”