{"id":272,"date":"2021-09-25T19:12:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T02:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/?p=272"},"modified":"2021-09-25T19:12:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T02:12:48","slug":"the-great-media-debate-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/the-great-media-debate-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Media Debate Continues…"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"By Gail and <\/span>Luis<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n

For this activity, we were tasked with investigating the Great Media Debate in the Ed Tech field where Clark and Kozma expressed opposing viewpoints.\u00a0 Simply stated, Clark (1994) believes that media does not influence learning and compares media to a \u201cvehicle\u201d which delivers instruction whereas Kozma (1994) believes that new technologies offer opportunities to change things and how it has the potential to impact how teaching and learning occur.\u00a0 We chose these 2 articles to demonstrate the relevance of the media debate by applying Clark & Kozma\u2019s points of view to critique and question the articles\u2019 claims.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Quizlet teams up with TikTok for interactive learning.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

In January 2021, it was announced that educators using TikTok for teaching would be able to reach their students in a new way by integrating Quizlet interactive flashcards directly into their short-form videos.\u00a0 This integration would shift TikTok\u2019s platform into the education world and support their Creative Learning Fund.\u00a0 This fund aims to address the COVID-19 pandemic challenges to remote and hybrid learning by bringing educational programs created by educators and other subject matter experts to the platform.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The director of growth at Quizlet, Phil Carter (2021) states, \u201cthis integration between TikTok and Quizlet is a unique opportunity to bring together the fastest-growing mobile entertainment platform, and the largest AI-powered learning platform to reach students where they are\u201d (para. 3).\u00a0 The presumption is that educators can enhance their TikTok videos with Quizlet\u2019s links thereby allowing students to engage and learn in a more interactive way on the popular platform.\u00a0 TikTok\u2019s head of product, Sean Kim (2021) states, \u201cthe integration with Quizlet is an important step in our commitment to assist creators in the production of learning content, provide resources for learners and introduce emerging teachers to the TikTok platform\u201d (para. 6).<\/span><\/p>\n

Clark would argue that this new integration of video and flashcards would not influence student learning based on his initial claim that media are \u201cmere vehicles that deliver instruction\u201d and that TikTok combined with Quizlet are just a different delivery \u201cvehicle\u201d.\u00a0 Sean Kim (2021) states the integration \u201ccan help build human connection, promote creating learning content and inspire enriching ideas\u201d and although Clark would agree that there is strong evidence that different media attributes accomplish the same learning goal.\u00a0 He would maintain that it is not the media that influences the learning and instead it is the method.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kozma\u2019s position on this new media partnership would ask the question:\u00a0 how does this integration affect learning?\u00a0 He would dispute that technology is a \u201cvehicle\u201d and stress that this media partnership possesses certain characteristics which make it more suitable to achieve particular learning tasks (1994).\u00a0 Kozma (1994) would argue that learning with media is a complementary process where the learner and the media (TikTok and Quizlet) interact to expand and refine the learner\u2019s mental model of a particular phenomenon.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Incorporating popular media into social studies learning<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

Darcy White has over 20 years of experience teaching secondary social sciences and is currently a Social Studies Curriculum Developer in California. In this article, she describes how students spend a lot of their time in front of their phones and other devices. She also points out how easy it is nowadays for students to create and share content to a large audience. As a teacher, instead of competing with the multiple devices and trending technologies she decided to embrace the popular culture and incorporate it in her lectures. White believes that using a variety of media such as movies, TV sitcoms and TikTok videos among others can be an effective learning tool for students. White (2021) states,\u00a0 \u201cthe trick is to give students the opportunity to relate to the topic\u201d (para. 9).<\/span><\/p>\n

Clark would be intrigued to learn how White has implemented the new media and technology to her lectures. However, he would still argue that White\u2019s methods \u201cdo not influence student achievement\u201d and that her use of media in her classes are simply a different way of delivering instruction and does not influence learning under any circumstances.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In contrast, Kozma (1994) would argue that the use of various new media with their own distinct capabilities would complement those of the learners producing an improved learning experience. Kozma would concur with White in her use of various media for her lectures since he perceives learning as an \u201cactive, constructive, cognitive and social process\u201d. Kozma would align with White\u2019s beliefs arguing that by forging a relationship between media and learning, the process itself can also contribute to the creation of new methods of instruction delivery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

References:<\/b><\/p>\n

EdScoop Staff (2021, January 28). <\/span>Quizlet teams up with TikTok for interactive learning.<\/span><\/i><\/a> Higher Education.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clark, R. E. (1994). <\/span>Media will never influence learning<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span> Educational Technology Research and Development<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>42<\/span><\/i>(2), 21-29.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kozma, R. B. (1994). <\/span>Will media influence learning: Reframing the debate<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span> Educational Technology Research and Development<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>42<\/span><\/i>(2), 7-19.<\/span><\/p>\n

White, D. (2021, Sept. 7). <\/span>Incorporating popular media into social studies learning<\/span><\/i><\/a>. SmartBrief. Industry news.<\/span><\/p>\n

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By Gail and Luis For this activity, we were tasked with investigating the Great Media Debate in the Ed Tech field where Clark and Kozma expressed opposing viewpoints.\u00a0 Simply stated, Clark (1994) believes that media does not influence learning and compares media to a \u201cvehicle\u201d which delivers instruction whereas Kozma (1994) believes that new technologies … Continue reading “The Great Media Debate Continues…”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lrnt523","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/223"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":286,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272\/revisions\/286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}