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Hype:
In 1922 Thomas Edison thought he'd figured out the future of education. I
believe that the motion picture is destined to revolutionize our education
system and that in a few years it will supplant largely, if not entirely, the use
of textbooks.
Disappointment:
Films fizzled out because they were expensive and projectors were
unreliable. It was hard to find the right film for the right class.
Disappointment: Turns out buttons and levers were not a great way to learn.
Hype: TV combined sight and sound, and could bring live events like space
missions right into the classroom. It was also seen as one answer to the
teacher shortage and it appeared to be very promising. The Ford Foundation
invested millions into programming and the federal government also pitched
in cash. By 1971 more than $100 million had been poured into educational
TV.
Disappointment: History repeated itself with another medium after another
coming along, a lot of enthusiasm for that medium, followed by
disappointment in the extent to which that medium changed the nature of
the instruction taking place in classrooms, said Reiser.
The problem is that we give too much attention to technology. Learners are
forced to adapt to technology when in reality technology should aid the
cognitive mind in learning.
Take into account the limitations of the cognitive processing for learners, and
this can be accomplished by focusing only key points that support the
instructional goals.