WEEK 8 TRENDS and ISSUES ın EDTECH

This week I felt my self as if I was watching the debate of Ozans' (poets) in Turkey.If we gave them a saz (a turkish musical instrument) the schema that I created in my mind would be great and the puzzle’s pieces would be completed.

The basic idea of Clark’s argument is that teaching methods have the most influence on learning. Media is merely a delivery device and has no significant difference in the learning outcome. Clark based his theory on research and data collected throughout many different research projects.Clark also mentioned that authentic problems or tasks seem to be the most effective influence to learning. Since he believed that media had no learning benefits, he stressed that a moratorium on further research dealing with media’s influence on learning was necessary (Clark, 1983).

The key differences between what Kozma’s believes and what Clark believes is that media could and should be used more than a vehicle for delivery. Kozma’s  thoughts showed how using the correct medium could have an impact on the student’s cognitive skills.

When we thought our century,21st century education process and the students that who were born to technology we can literally say that we are ine digital century and those students are digital learners.They use the Internet so quickly when searching for answers before asking their friends,or teachers.They can reach every information so easily.They do not know of a time or a place where there was no such thing as the World Wide Web or a personal computer. They surrounded themselves with computers, cell phones, digital games, and other social media. They spend hours of their time searching the Internet, texting, and interacting digitally.Asking them to become unplugged is like asking them to stay hungry or thirsty.

So how does all this play-out in the factor of media versus method? Today’s learner are surrounded by media every minute of every day. They record their lives either by YouTube videos, tweets, Instagrams, or other forms of social media. Digital learners use the World Wide Web, not just as entertainment, but also as an educational resource. These resources weren’t even possible 30 years ago when Clark’s article was originally published.

So the next debate can be not if media affects learning but does technology affect teaching and learning process? What will be the strategies to use this media and technology for learning? My ed-tech friends why dont you take your musical instruments with you and give an answer to my question:))