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Junaid Hussain

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Technologies, Inventions, Computers, Internet, Exploring Universe. Why we have not changed our education style.

I think books should have been replaced from multimedia in schools/collages long ago we are making discoveries technology but yet nothing has been implemented. what i am reffering here is teaching from Multimedia, imagine a
book VS a film what would you like from where you can get a story stored in you're mind for a longer time ok more Ocean Heat Evaporation Cloud Rain or an image ( http://solidgoldstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Water-Cycle-Simple1.jpg ) what is more interactive we now know that images, pictures holds position in brain a lot longer then text, numbers i think we should start changing our ways of education and make it more intersting , more creative more understanding

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  • Jose V Balaguer

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    Apr 27 2012: I like your idea otherwise I think video, interactive tablet apps & audio podcasts should complement text books in an intensive way but not replace them. Pure and deep reading is still highly recommended in advanced fields of knowledge.
    Good question.
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    Varlan Allan 10+

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    Apr 14 2012: I believe it depends on who you are teaching(age, sex, subject,etc) With younger children there is already research that suggests that children who watch prolonged amounts of television before the age of 5 end up having difficulty focusing. In addition, there is a load of research that suggests and in some cases proves that social interaction is the key to most learning in children under the age of 5. As for adults I believe the task that one must perform is the key component. It is next to impossible to use multimedia to teach someone how to drill for oil and all the technicalities that go with it. In many cases only real world training can teach you these things. Now, as for things related to computers...programming, math, and most things related to computer software, these multimedia teaching styles can be highly effective tools. For me I crave the idea of Mentorship. The idea that you get hands on training from an experienced expert that can fine tune details that the video cannot always prepare you for.(but it can surely try). I'm a fan of such ideas, but the implementation in some areas of study are just not practical.
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    Kris Rosvold

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    Apr 14 2012: We have not changed our style of education because education is designed for one thing only...To produce good employees. In the USA it is changing (slowly) with the advent of Montessori- style schools.
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    pat gilbert 50+

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    Apr 13 2012: I can see 2 reasons why it is the way it is. There are vested interests that make money from the way it is.

    The other thing I can see is in the application aspect of education in that you don't really learn until you apply, the application is where a teacher/mentor is irreplaceable.
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    Scott Armstrong 50+

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    Apr 13 2012: People still think that TV is a bad thing and yet video is the most efficient form of communication there is (given the technology is available).

    I think that it is changing - slowly, right now, but it will catch on and replace traditional text rapidly.

    Keep doing what you're doing. We are 2 (3?) TV generations deep now. People are visually-literate, they just don't (yet) think that it is as important as reading and writing.
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