The role of educational technology in promoting scientific development in tertiary education for global competitiveness

Abstract

The paper focused on how educational technology can help in promoting scientific development through teaching and learning for global competitiveness. The paper highlighted the following as areas that can promote scientific development i.e production of scientific equipment for instruction at various levels of education and usage in hospitals and industries, computer education, videotape recording (DVD), photography, micro teaching among others. The paper recommended that: government should adequately fund tertiary institutions for procurement of required educational technology devices for effective teaching and training of students, educational technology teachers’ should be retrained on periodic basis through seminars, workshops and conferences to refresh their knowledge and expose them to some complex skills of maintaining educational technology devices and also improvisation, motivate the teachers in terms of increases in allowances, promotion and salaries paid as at when due to keep them on the job. This will enhance the process of teaching and learning and also promote national development and global competitiveness.