Media And Education: The Impact Of Education And Media's Impact On Education

IMPACT OF MEDIA ON EDUCATION

Do media influence learning? Teaching and learning environments have changed a lot since few decades. Perhaps it is time to rephrase the question: How, do media affect learning? Education and media are intrinsic to learning. They form a person and transform society. But what do we mean by media and education? Media is a means of mass communication. And as MK Gandhi said, education is the formation for an individual to understand and perceive things in a deeper way. But there are questions that linger in our minds: Why has the world changed drastically? Is education and media having positive or negative impact in our society? How can media play a role in our education?

There are two major approaches to using media

Today, digital media has greatly influenced children in the 21st century. Educational experiences have remained consistent even while there have been some significant changes in the modes and models of teaching and learning with the advance of media, mainly due to the invention of the Internet and the popularity of e-learning. Thus, educators should deliberately “look differently on communicating and educating today’s media-centric youth” and use those technologies to be the instructional supplementary materials that enable pedagogues to be more diversified.

However this advancement of our society into media-centric world doesn’t appear to be without challenges. First, the virtual classroom is not necessarily suitable for every learner. I myself have been an active learner from the web, print and news media. The abundant amount of knowledge, experience and creativity I’ve gained through different types of media is invaluable. But on the other side, I’ve seen people hurling into the abyss of depression, drug abuse and suicide. Therefore, the goal of teaching and learning should be focused on training students to think