Dr. Richard E. Miller made 2 videos that discuss how writing has changed and how it will change tremendously in the future. He mentions how today we are part of an evolution concerning “writing” that can be considered one of the most historical transformations ever. People of this era will be effected by the changes that media writing and how they obtain information. Books will be basically obsolete in the world that Dr. Miller describes. Printed documents will become online web based documents. Technology will give the way for electronic images, text, collaboration and production in all areas of communication, teaching and learning.
The younger generation of today is being raised with so many technological gadgets that they most likely do not even know that research was actually done in libraries at one time. Disney channel advertises on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (I am sure on all shows) for children to get their parents to help them find stories and games online. Disney is even directing my 3 year old to the computer for education not books. It is understandable why they feel more comfortable with computers and exploring.
As a future teacher I understand how necessary it is to be technology literate and open to new ways to teaching. There are endless resources for an educator, parent and student with multimedia. While it is terrifying to me to be dependant on technology as our main resource for education it is inevitable that our world will be that way. It is like a double edge sword in a since. We have everything at our fingertip, literally the keyboard, with access to websites, videos, blogs, You Tube and Twitter to name a few. We can connect to a finite number of people around the world; have up to the second information about anything happening in our universe while sitting at our home. I did not grow up with computers like children.
Exploring blogs, twitter, facebook, websites, PLN’s, symbaloo, podcast, and other multimedia resources is something I am learning at 35. (Half of those things are not even in my dictionary, Ha!) There are children in kindergarten that already have these things as assignments, which tells me how far behind I am. I was asked if I was prepared to write multimedia, that answer is NO. I am not ready now but I WILL BE. I was also asked if my students will be ready to write multimedia. I think that by the time a student reaches 6th grade they will be able to. Due to the economy and the budgets our school system is forced to function on it is not realistic that our schools will be equipped to teach strictly with multi media. While students will most likely learn majority of their computer knowledge at home or in elective (limited time) classes they will be able to benefit from the increase in communication it provides.
Chipper: Many people feel that procrastination is acceptable like Jaimelynn said in this video. Those people tend to do the bare minimum because of the lack of time allowed to perfect their work. While their intention may be good their work reflects the efforts.
EDM310 for Dummies: I can certainly relate to all the emotions they showed in the video honestly. I have been down and crazy at times. EDM310 could really be written and I bet majority of the class would buy it. The only thing that makes EDM310 difficult is being scared to try new things.
Learn to Change; Change to learn! This video is amazing. Technology is something people are scared to explore for what ever reason. The students of today's classes do not know any different than functioning with technology. One of the most valid points in the video for me was the valid point that the way students communicate is not allowed in schools. Communication is a key to being a successful person regardless of your career. What since does it make to not allow students to productively explore the ways of communication that they are being raised with. Everyone has to learn that change is inevitable. We are left with no choice but to change with the times to be able to learn.
"While it is terrifying to me to be dependant on technology as our main resource for education..." terrifying? Why and how is it terrifying?
ReplyDelete"The only thing that makes EDM310 difficult is being scared to try new things. " Why are people "scared to try new things "?
Comments on the last two assignments (both RSA animated talks)?
Well, Dr. Strange technology is terrifying because we become vulnerable to not having other resources for our work. Most people accumulate all their work on computers and use computers as their solitary method of researching. When things such as power outages, hardware crashes or hurricanes happen then many people are at a absolute loss for all their work. That is my how it can be terrifying. Why it is terrifying is because most people are not taught other “old school” ways to function if we do not have access to technology. Another reason I think people area scared of technology is because they are afraid they can mess up something that can’t be fixed.
ReplyDeleteI think people are scared to try new things because they are afraid of failure and not being able to figure things out. Not just with EDM 310 but I think many people in general of scared of what they don’t know. Once we figure it out we learn that it is no different than any other subject. Make a mistake, ask for help and learn from it.