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Educational technology is defined as the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance through the use of technology. It draws from various academic disciplines like communication, psychology, and computer science. The field also applies appropriate tools, techniques, and processes to enhance teaching practices and improve learning outcomes. Educational technology involves the application of technology to all aspects of the learning process, including analyzing problems, developing solutions, and evaluating their effectiveness. As new technologies emerge, the definition and understanding of educational technology will continue to evolve.

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Educational technology is defined as the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance through the use of technology. It draws from various academic disciplines like communication, psychology, and computer science. The field also applies appropriate tools, techniques, and processes to enhance teaching practices and improve learning outcomes. Educational technology involves the application of technology to all aspects of the learning process, including analyzing problems, developing solutions, and evaluating their effectiveness. As new technologies emerge, the definition and understanding of educational technology will continue to evolve.

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CHAPTER 1

Lesson 1-Understanding
Educational Technology, it’s
Nature and Characteristics
Learning Outcomes

• Define educational technology in the context of


teaching and learning in the digit age.
• Analyse and critique the key elements that
constitute the pedagogical framework in
understanding educational technology.
Definition of Educational Technology
• Educational Technology is a board field that covers interrelated
areas of academic disciplines. Its very nature and characteristics
make it difficult for one to come up with a clear and acceptable
definition.
• The following are some of their notable contributions in the field that
will guide practitioners particularly teachers in understanding this
field.
• In 1977 the Association for Educational Communications and
Technology (AECT) created a Task Force on Definition and
Terminology with the primary function of providing structure and
directions on the application of technology in education.
• However, in the turm of the 21st century when large amount of
information about the meaning of educational technology pervades
research studies, articles and professional journals, AECT in 2004
came up with their revised definition of educational technology.
• Their latest definition states that “educational technology is the
study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving
performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate
technological process and resources” (AECT,2004).
Other Definitions of Educational
Technology
• Educational technology is the implementation of appropriate tools,
technique, or processes that facilitate the application of senses,
memory, and cognition to enhance teaching practices and improve
learning outcomes (Aziz, 2010).
• Educational technology is based on theoretical knowledge from different
disciplines (communication, psychology, sociology, philosophy, artificial
intelligence, computer science, etc.) plus experiental knowledge from
educational practice (Deschryver, as cited in Educational Technology,
n.d.).
• Educational technology is a complex, integrated process involving
people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization, for analyzing
problems, and devising, implementing, evaluating and managing
solutions to those problems, involved in all aspects of human
learning (Educational Technology, n.d.).
• According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, a process is a natural
phenomenom marked by gradual changes or series of actions that
lead toward a particular result (Process, n.d.).
• Educational technology is also a profession in the context of
educational practices. Professional in this field meet the academic
criteria and subscribe to the ethical standards of the profession.
• According to seels and Richey, (1994), instructional technology is
the theory and practice of design, development, utilization,
management, and evaluation of processes and resources for
learning. It is s disciplines devoted to techniques, approaches, or
ways to make learning more efficient based on theory.
• Cambridge Online Dictionary defines theory as a formal statement
of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are
suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion
or explanation (AECT, n.d.).
• Technology in education ont the other hand is the application of
technology to any of those processes involved in operating the
institutions which house the education enterprise.
• Knowledge and understanding of this field will continue to change
as new pedagogical practices and technological innovations
pervade the educational technology landscape. As future teacher,
try to abreast yourself with these changes and adapt them to meet
the learning needs of your digital students.
Prepared by:

• Rasher Kin M. Alfaro


• Ma. Lourdes Llabres
• Klye Naz
• Josel Lana

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