http://www.medialit.org/reading_room/pdf/545_CICReportLearningwithTechnology.pdf
A white paper prepared
for Cable in the Classroom
James M. Marshall, Ph.D.
San Diego State University
May 2002
Until now, I had not found articles which used research to make the point that media in the classroom does indeed impact the learner positively. My favorite quote is:
"The ability of media to engage the learner,
activate emotional states, initiate interest in a
topic, and allow for absorption and processing
of information shares a direct relationship to
the potential that learning will occur."(Marshall, p.4)
The PBS philosophy of media literacy was to present students a theme of instruction which included View - Do - Read. I'm glad to find that my "company line" is validated by others not associated with PBS.
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Hi Pam;
ReplyDeleteThe Learning with Technology Cable in the Classroom article gives a good review of the history of Educational Technology with the inventions of the radio, TV, motion pictures, audio visual equipment, etc.. I always try to include some of this information in my college computing lectures hoping it will spark some interest in my students. After all, they are active participants in the never ending time line of educational technology. This article mentions there was resistance to new forms of technology in the past and I was reminded it is nothing new that we still have resistance to our present day technologies in our school systems. Some people will always be resistant to change. Just like the past few decades, as time moves along changes will come about. Maybe it is good that there is some resistance to new technologies. This forces us to make decisions more slowly and hopefully make more informed decisions on which technologies would work the best for all.
Mary
Pam, This article gives good evidence that what we are studying is in fact, relevant. It’s amazing how many arguments there are still are out there about how technology is simply a waste of money. Like anything, it does not automatically make instruction better, but when used appropriately the possibilities are exciting. I may take a closer look at this article for my research into interactive whiteboards. The benefits of technology discussed are helpful in my work and I'm sure many of the other projects.
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I feel the same way Joe does, I am in shock that there are still those who feel that technology is a waste of money. I think the research presented in the article really supports the idea that technology will benefit those who use it. I feel like I could use this information to help support my research on using digital photography since it to is a new technology.
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