论教育的本质及教育技术学的历史使命

Discussing the Nature of Education and the Historical Mission of Educational Technology

In order to clarify the historical mission of educational technology， using the method of literature and logical thinking， starting from the essence of education， redefines the essence of education， analyzes the connotation of consciousness growth， discussing the historical mission of educational technology. The essence of education is to promote the growth of people's consciousness. The 3x3 model of consciousness and content of consciousness is proposed. The model contains nine kinds of consciousness activities. They are scientific thinking， scientific will， scientific judgment， ethical thinking， ethical will， ethical judgment， aesthetic thinking， aesthetic will and aesthetic judgment. Education practice should provide the corresponding external cultural environment for the growth of individual consciousness. This external cultural environment needs to be designed and developed by technology. The historical mission of educational technology is to provide a comprehensive theoretical guidance and technical support for the construction of the external cultural environment for the growth of consciousness. In order to realize this historic mission， we should pay attention to the design of learning activities for nine kinds of consciousness activities in the process of construction the education system.