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What if you didn't have to go to seminars at all and you could do all your learning using your iPod? The article suggests that iPod video lectures are effective for '"kinesthetic learners", who tend to be hands-on, active, and require frequent breaks." Do you think that you would learn well using an iPod? Why or why not? An advocate for "v-casting" through the iPod says that: "It's more interactive and more self-directed." Do you think that Mary Ward, with its commitment to self-directed learning, should embrace such technology for education? What are some advantages or disadvantages?iPod -- The latest music and video technology in the hands of... well, a lot of people. Putting aside the fact that they are pretty convenient, versatile, and fun to have around; we must not go over board with it. I mean, using it for education? The whole point of having an iPod is to have fun with it, enjoying it, and listening to your own music (or what ever you are listening to...). If we were to use iPods for education, it wouldn't be the iPod anymore. It'd turn into "Oh-that-thing-that-has-boring-lectures-and-people-talking-to-us-in". Plus, having to get every single student an iPod would cost dearly (which would be a good thing for the Apple company but that is a totally different topic).
Personally, I don't think that I would learn better using an iPod. Why? Many reasons (that actually make sense and are simple). First of all, iPods might be fun and efficient but they are not very healthy for our ears. Some people blast their volume so high; that other people around them can also hear. That can be pretty annoying to some people. They can damage our ears in the future and are not the best option. Secondly, even if there are some people who "kinaesthetic learners", doesn't mean everybody is one. Just because a couple of people have a harder time sitting in class and staying put, doesn't mean that others do. I mean, I wasn't even sure what that word meant until now (that i looked it up ;P). Along with that, I think that being present in a class and being pushed to pay attention and have a teacher looking over your shoulder (...sometimes) is better than giving a student total freedom. Taking our school for an example -- if you just take a look in the halls during school, you will see A LOT of people hall walking. And not just one day or just switching areas -- but everyday, all the time... Hall-walking (Like, you know that is a fact). Also, iPods -- how ever convenient and clear they are -- can not replace teachers. They can't answer questions right there and then. Moreover, if iPods were to be used for "education purposes", updating every one of them and inputting information into every person's would take a huge lot of time -- and in my opinion, I don't think it would be worth all the trouble. Not forgetting the fact that we would be depending on a technology to teach us what we should be learning from teachers.
So, I don't think using iPods for Ward would be wise and even though there are or may be advantages by it, we must not forget the disadvantages. Especially if there is more harm than relief.
posted by Anri Lin @ 5:14 p.m.
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YAY!!!!!!!! you finished two entries good jobs xD i like your opinion and how you didnt get off topic well thats all ohh care to help me out with my layout?!
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