Lesson 3: The Roles of Educational Technology in Learning

Lesson 3

 The Roles of Educational Technology in Learning

Technology is seen as an integral part of the cognitive activity….This view of distributed cognition significantly impacts how we think of the role of technology in education and training, the focus is not on the individual in isolation and what he or she knows, but on the activity in the environment. It is the activity – focused and contextualized- that is central... The process of construction is directed towards creating a world that makes sense to us, that is adequate for our everyday functioning.

Technology can be a medium for information and a partner for the teacher in delivering that information to the student. Either way, it helps the student understand their lessons better and increase their learning skills. Most especially, critical thinking is developed. With technology, students will yearn to learn even after student life. Information is readily available. With developed critical thinking skills, they would know what information to accept as truth.