{"id":31779,"date":"2020-06-24T01:21:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T05:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rkenny.org\/?p=31779"},"modified":"2020-06-26T11:14:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T15:14:22","slug":"edf-6284-great-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emeclasses.org\/?p=31779","title":{"rendered":"EDF 6284 &#8211; The &#8216;Great Debate&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"su-dropcap su-dropcap-style-light\" style=\"font-size:1.5em\">w<\/span>e cannot leave any discussion of media and technology without discussing the overall, global effect that media may or may not have on instructional design. We have already heard what McLuhan had to say. Now let&#8217;s take a look at the very famous Clark &#8211; Kozma debates. In a well publicized series of articles these two individuals appeared in Educational Technology Journal (now ETR&amp;D) to take opposite sides in a debate as to the relative effectiveness of educational media. Interesting , especially now that we all seem to agree that the medium is the message&#8230; both these folks seem to have over-looked that argument (just my personal opinion here)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Clark essentially took the position that no learning takes place through media. Using a milk truck analogy, he stated that milk (i.e., technology) is no better tasting or nutritious simply because it is delivered in a bright new delivery truck&#8230; and that  we are misinterpreting the data\u2026 the positive effects of media\/technology might have are due to its novelty.<\/li>\n<li> Kozma, on the other hand, argued  that  Clark was taking a very simplistic approach, because he (Clark) was looking at bottom line  of what had taken place to date, not on what is possible\u2026 Kozma took the side of cognitive learning\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Socially_distributed_cognition\">cognitive  distribution<\/a> as it were. He argued that making the content relative to the student\u2019s own  experiences is key to instruction\u2026this may be the tie-breaker  into being able to engage the student (relevance). If you build a  medium that engages, then learning is more likely to take place\u2026 Kozma seemed to bring learner attributes back into the  argument.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><p>\nHere is an interesting hypothetical:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If we take a kid who knows nothing about the Internet, and leave  him\/her for four hours&#8230; what do you think Kozma or Clark would say Clark say about how much learning  that might take place?<\/li>\n<li> Clark wrote in the early 80s\u2026 we didn\u2019t have a lot of the newer  technologies we have today\u2026 Would Clark\u2019s or Kozma&#8217;s position change vis a vis the new technologies?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><p>\nHere are a few links to help you dig a little deeper:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/edutechwiki.unige.ch\/en\/The_media_debate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Media Debate<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dcmoffat71.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/17\/clark-and-kozma-debate-is-it-still-relevant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is the Debate Still Relevant?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lehigh.edu\/~mjbg\/portfolio\/pdf-pospaper.pdf\">Does Media Influence Learning? White Paper (downloadable pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/becker\/the-clarkkozma-debate-in-the-21st-century\">Clark Kozma in the 21st Century (Slideshare)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#0033cc;border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#3366ff;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:1px;border-top-right-radius:1px\">Do This!<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px\"> <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/emeclasses.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/dothis.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/emeclasses.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/dothis.gif\" alt=\"dothis\" width=\"60\" height=\"48\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37098\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<h4>So here is what you need to do:<\/h4>\n<p><p>\nWrite a short reflection (<span style=\"color: #800000\">four to five sentences max) <\/span>on which side you take in this argument. Add this, along with your responses to the other reading assignments to your consolidated Reflection Drop Box on Canvas. <br \/>\nHere are some focusing questions:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000\">Which one of them is correct? Or are they BOTH correct?  Are  they really disagreeing? Discuss your answer in terms of the need to develop media that is engaging\u2026<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000\">What is it about the content that makes it &#8216;work&#8217;?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000\">Which of the theories presented in this lesson make you think about your response in  instructional terms?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000\">Do you think we can deliver the same instruction via  radically different media?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000\">As you know there are three learning domains&#8230; cognitive, affective and psycho-motor&#8230; Which one of the three do you believe are more influenced by the use of media? Focus your thinking on instruction that you believe can or cannot be easily accomplished  without the technology:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><p>\nThe main purpose is for you to to take a side in the argument (or not) and explain why. <\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>e cannot leave any discussion of media and technology without discussing the overall, global effect that media may or may not have on instructional design. We have already heard what McLuhan had to say. Now let&#8217;s take a look at the very famous Clark &#8211; Kozma debates. 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