Interactive Media + The Classroom
We all know the advancement technology has made in the educational field–we all are a part of it!–and the potential it has to revolutionize the traditional method of “learning”. Interactive media is category of mediums set to give some power over to the students. Interactive media consists of a plethora of different ideas and concepts. It can be something as simple as creating a Powerpoint with audio/comments asking questions and reinforcing main ideas and handing it over to a student to go through it with the class; or, it could be something more complex such as a 3D animation of the human body’s internal organs and the affect diseases have on it. This new technology-based style of teaching has expanded over the years. KhanAcademy is one such example of it. They create free, instructional videos for multiple subjects, and they have now grown to the point where they are the primary focal point of classrooms in some schools. Not only can interactive media such as video lectures/teachings help educate and tutor students here, but it also brings education to places that do not have open access to proper schools or teachers. There are many villages in Africa that have charity-sponsored computers and schools, but often times the teachers there are not very educated themselves. In some of these villages, KhanAcademy replaces traditional teaching and allows children and adults to learn about whatever they want–for free. Even here in the United States, there are some classrooms that primarily use KhanAcademy’s instructional … Continue reading