Kozma (1991) wrote an important paper where he analysed the interconnections between media and learning. http://robertkozma.com/images/kozma_rer.pdf
In 1994 he also wrote “If we move from "Do media influence learning?" and "In what ways can we use the capabilities of media to influence learning for particular students, tasks, and situations?"
http://www.ala.org/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/slmrb/editorschoiceb/infopower/selctkozmahtml
Are Kozma's considerations still valid, twenty years after?
I think in 21th century also Kozmas"s considerations remain cutting-edge
(Sun & Cheng, 2007) wrote the paper with title "The design of instructional multimedia in e-Learning: A Media Richness Theory-based approach". This paper conclude that the multimedia is not always effective in teaching. If the subject/course is hard to understand then the multimedia with richness content will be helpful when the subject/course which is easy to understand then there is no need of multimedia.
(Malik & Agarwal, 2012) wrote the paper with title "Use of Multimedia as a New Educational Technology Tool–A Study". This paper conclude that multimedia can give a flexible and diversity education to any type of person.
(E Dale & B Nyland, 1960) present the cone of learning which state that after 2 weeks we tend to remember 50%of what we hear and see compare with 10% of what we read, 20% of what we hear and 30% of what we see. When apply multimedia in education then the learner will hear and see what they learn and even can interacting, this will help them remember what they learn longer than the traditional way of learning.
In today's situations education is becoming virtual, VLE, Simulations. Of course media assist in learning, but the real fact is getting exposed practically in the learning process would be the best way. The students use gadgets in playing video games and educational simulations, which makes them always imaginary and virtual not considering the practical and real life situations.
Once Disney said
"Science challenges art and art inspires science."
I am attached to biology, animation and teaching.
My long vision has been teaching class through animation and charts rather than boring texts. So yes multimedia can help teachers a lot.
It not only makes reading interesting for people, it also makes it short and more grasping. However, it decreases imagination power of student as they stick to what they see instead of thinking of variations in shown models. So I guess teaching must not shift entirely to multimedia based, but multimedia based teaching should be used as accessory.
One different aspect of the question is looking multimedia as gadgets. and this widens the scope manyfolds.
For example book reading gadgets can help teachers keep a hole library within their reach. A touchpad makes it easier to teach painting. A digital music software makes it easier and cost effective to teach various instruments.
Apart from just easing the understanding, multimedia adds a new dimension of functionality to studies that isnt possible through traditional ways. For example teachinng how a protein called Rubisco in plants can react both with oxygen and carbon dioxide. Explaining it with a 3d structure of protein explains it. while plain text and diagrams explain them too but rather than accepting student tends to force their mind just to s\assume it as true instead of truely understanding.
- Badges
- Science topic
- Similar topics
- Education