Technology influences and impacts our lives in so many ways. Our world has changed dramatically because of the influence of technology. However, in his YouTube video The Most Persistent Myth, Kevin MacLeod (2014) said that the prediction that technology would revolutionize schools has been made many times, yet this revolution has never materialized. Why is this? According to MacCleod (2014), the “answer is in the process of learning.” What happens to and around the learner does not matter as much as what happens in the learner’s brain. “No technology is inherently better than another. We have failed to investigate how to use the technology to promote meaningful thought processes” (MacLeod, 2014).
How can we use media to engage the audience and influence their thinking?
In the course EDLD 5389, or Developing Effective Professional Learning, we learned best practices to create meaningful media presentations, but we also learned that we are the presentation. This blog details how to structure and incorporate story, as well as effective use of slide decks to grab the attention of your audience.
Meanwhile, this assignment describes how I used those principles to create meaningful PD for adult learners within my district.
What have others done to engage me?
Throughout all of the ADL program at Lamar, we learners have been inundated with COVA: Choice, ownership, and voice in an authentic learning environment (Harapnuik, 2018). While I completed so many assignments throughout the ADL program that exemplified COVA, the one that stands out the most to me is my Learning Manifesto.
How did I incorporate these ideas into my media project?
Take a moment to check it out! We indeed tried to hook our readers with some of the concepts and imagery from EDLD 5389.
To influence others to read our publication, I hope to truly capture the concept of relevance. In other words, I want the readership to be able to see themselves in our messaging so that they want to know more. Finally, I hope that our readers walk away with concrete ideas to apply blended learning practices in nontraditional environments.
We need an evolution…
Not a revolution. Read more about my thoughts on how making small changes can have a big effect.
References
Harapnuik, D. (2018, July 14). COVA. It’s About Learning. Retrieved July 19, 2022, from https://www.harapnuik.org/?page_id=6991
MacLeod, K. (2014, December 1). The Most Persistent Myth. YouTube. Retrieved July 19, 2022, from https://youtu.be/GEmuEWjHr5c