Concerns of Educational Technology for Technical Education

The concept of Educational Technology has undergone considerable change over the last three decades from the one largely concerned with transmission-reception problems to the one which is basically a problem solving approach.

This paper shows concerns of educational technology in the context of rapidly changing technological scenario, giving an account of present status of its use in the technical institutions and the future trends. The paper also makes suggestions towards enriching instructional processes for preparing students to face the challenges of the world of work through judicious use of educational technology.