I had the opportunity to read the summary
in Clark’s and Kozma’s debate. It was
interesting to read both sides and how they defend their point of views of
media in education. After reading both
sides, I liked how Kozma rephrase the question from “Does media affect learning?”
to “How, does media affect learning?” I
agree with Kozma point of view because today’s students are 21st
learners and use technology and media as part of their daily lives. I have seen educators take advantage of Facebook,
Twitter, and YouTube by using the capabilities each one provides to influence
learning to students. Blogs are another form of
media instructors are starting to use to promote dialoguing, reflecting and
social communication to improve their writing and reading skills. According to Morgan (2015) Reading
Improvement article, “blogs allow communication through videos, sound, images, text, and
links to other content on the Internet, making it easier for many students to
learn new information and to express themselves (Sawmiller, 2010).”
In
addition, social media like twitter is being used by teachers to improve
writing and develop reflection among students. Based on a research study done by Ricoy
(2016), “the use of Twitter in the training of
university students is of great interest, the students’ answers improve as they
advance… aware of the evolution of their competence acquisition. Then as they
progressively gain familiarity with the use of the tool, their learning
improves.”
To conclude, today’s students are so
involve with technology and social media that I feel that media does in part
influence student achievement in learning.
References
Morgan,
H. (2015). Creating a class blog: A strategy that can promote collaboration,
motivation and improvement in literacy. Reading Improvement, 52(1),
27-31. Retrieved June 20, 2016, from Academic Search Complete.
Ricoy, M.
C., & Tiberio, F. (2016). Twitter as a learning community in higher
education. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 19(1),
237-248. Retrieved June 20, 2016, from Academic Search Complete.
I may have been a little confused in looking at the article, but I went more with Clark in that media is a vehicle for delivering the message. We can use all kinds of media to deliver our lesson, which is pretty much what I am taking away from your post above as well.
ReplyDeleteI have sided more with Kozma. I think media does affect learning. In fact I think the brains of children today are wired just a bit differently because of their exposure to multiple forms of media.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kozma's thinking too. In a matter of twenty plus years,so much has changed with technology since this debate first began. I think Kozma's argument is more relevant today than ever before.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kozma's thinking too. In a matter of twenty plus years,so much has changed with technology since this debate first began. I think Kozma's argument is more relevant today than ever before.
ReplyDeleteWhile it seems like technology is changing our brains (and we know that genetically unless it's radioactive that isn't happening) What IS happening is that we are tapping into the ways our brains like to learn best. My opinion, but I think it will hold up to scrutiny~
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