Transforming Education with New Media
Transforming Education with New Media The possibilities that online platforms and new media technologies provide, in terms of human connection and the dissemination of information, are seemingly…
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Transforming Education with New Media
The possibilities that online platforms and new media technologies provide, in terms of human connection and the dissemination of information, are seemingly endless. Theoretically this digital connectivity, and the availability of information that it provides, is beneficial to curriculum development in higher education. With Web 2.0 there is an exchange of messages, visions, facts, fictions, contemplations, and declarations buzzing around a network of computers that connects students to the world - fast.
But is it worthwhile? Education is easily available, democratic, and immersive. Is the kind of education one can get from new media platforms and social media resources, with their click-on videos, rollover animations, and unfiltered content, of sufficient quality that educators should integrate these tools into teaching?
This book examines the use of new media in pedagogy, as it