We have gone
from a time when citizens of the world were consumers of media to a time when
we are becoming producers of content a time when information is controlled by
many more than just a few, as it has been in the past. It is only a few years
old, but the potential of what New Media can do and the role it will play in
shaping society and setting the agenda on issues that affect the lives of
people are going to be significant and crucial as we move forward.
There are several
reasons why one would like to use new media in technology education. In the
first place there is a motivational reason for that. Many teachers have the
experience that the use of new media excites pupils. They are more motivated to
go through the content of a course when this course is supported by new media
in which video fragments, animations, interactive information is offered to
them. Research has confirmed the positive attitude of pupils towards learning
about and with computers. In the second place the use of new media is almost
unavoidable when Technology Education is to offer a valid representation of
what goes on in professional practice. In almost any profession new media have
become widely accepted. Pupils and students should get to know these media in
education to prepare them for whatever future career. In the third place new
media can support different learning styles and thus can help teachers do
justice to those different learning styles. Of course this only works when the
new media are used in a proper and sophisticated way. But when that is the
case, they can be a powerful tool to deal with differences between different
pupils and students in one group.
If cbse schools Bangalore and education
systems can shift from content to process, part of the path will be cleared for
the development of new literacy’s. Such a shift includes letting go of our
subject based curricula to open orientations: inquiry based learning, learning
about cognition, thinking about thinking, learning the value of cooperation. Certain
soft skills, such as respect for diversity and intercultural communication,
will come to the forefront in teacher development because these are the issues
that ‘pop up’ when dealing with new and constantly changing environments. Many schools Bangalore is these days
using the new media to support and enhance the learning process of their
students.
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