Hi! Thank you for taking the time to view "Perla's Perceptions" on media technology and its potential role in the future of education. As a future educator and current college student, I have witnessed firsthand the positive impact of media technology on my educational experience so far. However, it is also important to acknowledge that there are many negative sides to media technology in education, especially considering issues like the rise of artificial intelligence and plagiarism, which have become ongoing challenges for educators everywhere.
In this blog post, I will share the different ways I believe technology can either promote learning or, in some cases, prevent students from reaching their full potential.
In my opinion, technology can be a powerful tool that allows educators to connect with students in fun and encouraging ways. When used effectively, it promotes creativity, engagement, and collaboration in the classroom.
For example, technology can be used interactively during lessons so students can visually engage with what they’re learning. As seen in the picture below, students might be asked to watch a video to help deepen their understanding of a topic. In cases like this, technology helps students stay focused and interested in the material.
Although media technology brings many benefits, there are also clear downsides. For instance, some classrooms become over-reliant on technology, where teachers depend solely on digital tools instead of diverse teaching methods. This can lead to a lack of creativity and a deeper understanding among students.
Also, when technology is heavily used, students gain easier access to shortcuts like AI tools or simply copying and pasting content, leading to increased cases of plagiarism.
When used in moderation, media technology can be an excellent way for educators to deliver content and encourage interactive, creative learning. However, if overused or misused, it can condition students to rely only on tech-based learning.
With the rise of AI, it’s also vital that educators address academic honesty by teaching students the importance of doing their own work and understanding the material, and not just relying on shortcuts.
there will always be 2 sides of the same coin when it comes down to technology in the class room. I also think that it's a good thing to have in classrooms so long as it's used in moderation. I feel like it's an inevitability that technology will become a thing used in every classroom in the near future. as such i think that people are blowing things out of proportion and honestly sometimes it's rightfully so since I've seen many times where an entire class would use AI to help them with a test or a essay and effectively fail that course. that being said I think if the teachers had moderated and allowed the use of AI to help them rather than to let them use it for the entirety of the assignment such issues wouldn't exist. however with the sheer speed of improvements and ease of access it's hard for students NOT to use what's effectively free and easy to use. so as long as it's in moderation these problems should gradually disappear.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the main argument being made between many of our peers is the moderated use of media technology. It's easy to say that there needs to be a balance, but the hard part is finding how much to implement digital media into the student's work flow. If we rely on it too much, it becomes a crutch for students that only want to get by with their grades. Although what I'm about to bring up is anecdotal evidence, it never the less acts as an example of how traditional ways of teaching will remain effective despite the advancements of media technology. A professor of mine to combat AI use, has reverted back to pen and paper for all his essays and quizzes, and because you don't have a crutch, you truly have to study and material and be present during the lectures. For me, it allowed me to absorb the information better rather than relying on AI or summaries of the texts that other people wrote for my own understanding.
ReplyDeleteOne aspect as maybe how technology helps us future educators is the implementation of AI plagarism checkers which are automatic and quick to use in identifying patterns with the students.
ReplyDeleteIn general, what is neccessary is the moderation of technology use, and limiting access to negative technology, for example: writing bots.
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