ROLES OF

TECHNOLOGY
FOR TEACHING
AND LEARNING
 As future teachers of the 21st century, it
is high time that you prepare
yourselves to integrate technology in
your classrooms. Using technology is a
tool and a catalyst for change.

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 As teaching and learning go together,
let us explore what would be the roles of
technology for teachers and teaching
and for learners and learning.
Educational technology has three
domains.

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 Together with the teacher, technology can
support the teacher to teach another
person. Technology, when programmed by
the teacher can be a shooter on its own. The
teacher will simply switch on or switch off
radio programs television programs or play
DVDs or CDs that contain educational
programs. There are online tutorial
education programs, as well.
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 Like a tutor, technology is a teaching
tool but can never replace a teacher.
This is like the handyman which is just
there to be reached. Like any other tool, it
is being used to facilitate and lighten the
work of the teacher. It will be good if the
teacher can also create or develop
technology tools that are needed in the
classroom.

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 While the teacher utilizes technology
as a tool for teaching, likewise it is an
effective tool for learning. As a learning
tool, it makes learning easy and
effective. It can produce learning
outcomes that call for technology-
assisted teaching. Even the teachers
who are teaching can utilize similar
tools for learning. As a learning tool, it
is a very interesting that even the elderly
uses these tools for learning in life.
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 There are numerous roles that
technology plays in the job of
teachers. As a tool, technology has
opened wider avenues in
management of resources and
management of learning. Likewise,
it has modernized the teaching-
learning environment in schools.

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 Here are some roles that technology
can do for teachers and teaching.

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 1
Technology provides enormous
support to the teacher as the
facilitator.

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 2
Technology has modernized the
teaching-learning environment.

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 3
Technology improves teaching-
learning process and ways of
teaching.

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 4
Technology opens new fields in
educational researches.

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 5
Technology adds to the competence
of teachers and inculcates scientific
outlook.

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Technology supports teacher
professional development.

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 Teachers must also be aware that
technology plays a great role in
terms of learning. Here are some
roles that technology can do for
learners and learning.

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 1
Technology support learners to learn
how to learn on their own.

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 2
Technology enhances learners’
communication skills through social
interactions.

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 3
Technology upgrades learners’
higher order thinking skills; critical
thinking, problem solving and
creativity.

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