Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, Vol. 5, No. 4, November 2017 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 40 P-ISSN 2350-7756 | E-ISSN 2350-8442 | www.apjmr.com Utilization of Educational Innovations and Technology in Research and Extension Functions of State Universities Rosalinda M. Comia College of Teacher Education, Batangas State University, Batangas City, Philippines rcomia19@gmail.com Date Received: August 14, 2017; Date Revised: October 27, 2017 Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Vol. 5 No.4, 40-54 November 2017 Part II P-ISSN 2350-7756 E-ISSN 2350-8442 www.apjmr.com Abstract - The study focused on the extent of utilization of the educational innovations and technology in research and extension functions of SUs. The descriptive design, triangulation method, and purposive sampling were applied in this study. The findings revealed that majority of the respondents are married adults and master’s degree graduates with education as their area of specialization. They are permanent in status and have considerable years in the University serving as research or extension officer. Research of SUs have common research thrusts in terms of environment and natural resources management but differ in their own respective agenda; similarly the SUs share common extension thrusts and concerns but differ in their programs, activities and projects related to community services. Commonly encountered problems concern inadequate funds and inability to access the available technology. Officers utilized educational innovations on research and extension to a moderate extent but software and hardware were utilized to a great extent; likewise internet-based communication was utilized to a great extent for research but used moderately for extension. This implies that compared to research, most of the extension functions do not require the use of internet-based communication. From the results of the study, it was recommended that review of the existing allocation of funds for technology development may be done to improve the existing hardware, software and communication facilities. Keywords: educational innovations, educational technology, hardware, software INTRODUCTION Education has become of more impact today more than ever with the onset of educational and technological innovations. They have become defining forces in the improvement of how learning will come about and determine the quality of learning one will acquire. This is tantamount to saying that with the use of innovations and technology the delivery of learning is greatly improved. Advocates of education and information technology claim that their use makes the learning experience richer and expanded with more possibilities. For instance, with these innovations, there are more opportunities to learn and more resources to use, and much more materials that can be explored so that those in institutions, their academic community is able to share and make their delivery of services richer, updated and more relevant. Of the entities and organization that may benefit from such developments are state universities which are complementary partnersof the government in the attainment of national goals. State universities serve as conduits so that the nation would be provided with future manpower who later on should be responsible and productive members of society. In effect, this means that state universities must ensure that the mandates that are given to them are met so that the future manpower that may be produced by state universities will be those who are knowledgeable; skills equipped and can independently learn on their own and apply them in their own field of work. State universities in the Philippines have four basic functions which are their mandates as required by regulating bodies such as the Commission on Higher Education, accrediting bodies and national agenda directed by the government. These include instruction, research, extension and production. Of these, much focus has been given to instruction and its delivery, but through the years, the universities have been made responsible likewise to pursue the mandates of research and extension as these are the higher marks of what universities should be. As one of the priority areas of Higher Learning Institutions,