The Construction of Educational Technology Major and Talent Cultivation in China

Abstract

People usually refer to individuals with certain forte as talents, while educational technology talents refer to individuals with educational technology professional forte. Only with professional ability can one form professional forte, while educational technology professional ability is cultivated through the educational technology major. Due to the dual structure of logical starting points, the discipline of educational technology inherently exhibits dual attributes, leading to a dual positioning for the corresponding educational technology major. Educational technology personnel must possess professional knowledge and abilities in teaching design, educational information processing, media (resource) development and application, construction and maintenance of material form teaching system, and research and management of educational technology, supported by new technologies. They should have a high level of political literacy, a sound personality, and the awareness and ability to continuously update, supplement, and improve interdisciplinary knowledge structures. They must also possess critical thinking, innovative thinking, and practical abilities to discover and solve problems. The modernization of education requires many composite talents who can innovate in the information environment and the establishment and development of the educational technology major precisely meets the society’s demand for composite innovative talents.