How Technology Enhances a Teachers Responsibility as a Professional

Running Head : EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

The Role of Technology in Professionalizing The Teaching Profession

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The Role of Technology in Professionalizing The Teaching Profession

The dawning of new technological breakthroughs has completely revolutionized the way educators mold the minds and potentials of today 's youth . Gone are the days when teachers rely on blackboards or visual aids in to convey the lesson to their students . Now , the modern teacher can be seen delivering lessons to their students with the help of slides created by presentation software

. Computerization paved the way for a new method of teaching and learning

Realizing that there is a need to shift to technology-based instruction , administrators of various schools and universities have set their sights on reforming their educational system in to make it attuned to the demands of the times . In a way , the use of technology has helped professionalize the teaching profession

This aims to identify the role that technology plays in the development of the future university

Overview of Educational Technology

The impact of computers in society is quite prevalent over the years However , the effect of technological advances has not made much impact in the schools . Aside from that , the gap between the rich and the poor as far as computer proficiency is concerned is too great and the only medium that bridges this gap between poverty and wealth are the schools The sad fact is that the schools do not have sufficient funds in to...