LB #3

         What are the roles of educational technology in learning?

           From the traditional point of view, educational technology serves as source and presenter of knowledge just like teachers. The learners learns from the technology and the technology serves as a teacher. It also serves as a productivity tool. From the constructivist perspective, educational technology is a meaningful learning tool by serving as a learning partner.From a constructivist perspective, the following are roles of technology in learning:

• Technology as tools to support knowledge construction.
• Technology as information vehicles for exploring knowledge to support learning-by-constructing.
• Technology as context to support learning-by-doing.
• Technology as a social medium to support learning by conversing.

• Technology as intellectual partner to support learning-by-reflecting.