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Education and Role of Media in Education System: International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Research (IJSER)
Education and Role of Media in Education System: International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Research (IJSER)
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ISSN (Online): 2347-3878
Volume 2 Issue 3, March 2014
Abstract: This paper is showing the relationship between the media and education. It contains the role and importance of media in
providing education, rural education and for environmental awareness. It also talks about the use of media in classroom and in the
teaching learning process. This paper is representing the extensive and extreme use of media in education content and its social impact
upon society because of its inherent ability to reach large number of public.
quick through mass media. The teacher must use the ability to engage, motivate as well as to involve the students
educational media and methods effectively in the classroom. into deep contemplation and sensible discussion.
4. Mass media for rural education and In general, the term “social media” implies the number of
environmental awareness activities that include socializing and networking online
through words, pictures and videos. To some extent, it is a
Mass media and print media and its usage play a important two way discussion which brings people together to discover
role for the development of rural education. Various forms and share some information, interests as well as ideas.
of mass media such as television, radio, handy video Admittedly, social media can range from social
cameras, interactive video, computer and print media (news bookmarking, where all users have a chance to share their
papers, magazines bulletins, leaflets) can be used for the online libraries of links and connect to each other’s lists
development of rural education. Door darshan is telecasting within a definite online community, to online collaboration
the latest information on agricultural education and rural spaces.
development through electronic media, covering majority of
rural population. The findings of various studies stated that 6. Implementation of Social Media Into
impact of TV was more on small farmers and illiterates. Education Life
They watched the agricultural programmes and adopted the
recommended practices. A majority of the farmers viewed Nowadays, many educational establishments are beginning
TV programmes for the sake of education. to embrace social media into their everyday life. It is a well-
known fact that Twitter and Facebook are considered to be
Agriculture is the mainstay of the Indian economy and the fastest ways of finding information that might be of great
approximately half of the Indian population still gets their value for all students. Remarkably, these websites can be
livelihood directly from agriculture. Most of India's poor easily used for creating a discussion in the classroom.
live in rural areas and are engaged in agriculture. Climate Interestingly, it is possible to create a chat room that can be
change and food security have become burning issues in the embedded later to some blog and scheduled to open at a
world. Continued deforestation is a major challenge for specified time. Actually, all teachers can easily pull new
forests and livelihood and one of the major causes of stories from any of these online sources and the students can
environmental degradation in India can be attributed to rapid put any questions in order to develop the further discussion
growth of population, which is adversely affecting the of the previously downloaded article. Speaking about
natural resources and environment. The growing trends of various blogs, they can be utilized to encourage creative
population and consequent demand for food, energy and writing and to enrich grammar skills. Thus, the professors
housing have considerably altered land - use practices and here are welcome to suggest their requirements for writing
severely degraded forest area as well as environment. These projects that are to be fulfilled by the students within certain
include pressure on land and forests, loss of biodiversity, deadlines. On the whole, one of the biggest assets of each
rising demand for energy, global warming, climate change, social media tool lies in bringing together the students of all
water scarcity and pollution. For agricultural development, ages to help them with all types of assignments, starting with
knowledge and information on farm technologies, methods the homework and finishing with different researches. It is
and practices need to be imparted to the farmers at the right worth mentioning that such phenomenon as geo-tagging has
time. Mass media (electronic and print media) are playing a great future perspective in education life, owing to the fact
very important role in creating environmental awareness and that it can be used to target and find necessary data about the
dissemination of new agricultural technologies among the places that are being studied. In addition, it has been
rural people. Different information tools like radio, scientifically proven that social media can assist the students
television and news paper are spreading awareness related to in solving their engagement crisis. Indeed, the lack of
climate change and environment protection among the rural engagement has become the main reason for students’
people at the faster rate than personal contact. The expulsion both from the course and college. In this case,
production and distribution of printed materials such as social media engages them into close communication and
book, magazines, newspaper and brochure may help in collaboration with their instructors so that the studying
transfer of new information’s and technologies whereas process is properly maintained.
radio and television are the important tools for dissemination
of quick information. 7. The Use of Media in Teaching – Learning
Process
5. The Role of Social Media in Education Life
Learning is a process to acquire knowledge. It needs hard
These days we are living in the fast developing society work and sometimes will make students frustrated and get
which every day offers its inhabitants a great number of new bored, so that they lose their attention to a lesson. In this
possibilities. Predominantly, these unique opportunities case, the use of media in teaching- learning process is
concern the advancement of social media that have needed to attract students’ attention and to make teaching-
noticeably permeated the modern education world. In fact, it learning activities more interesting and also effective. The
is not a secret that the majority of teachers and professors use of media in teaching- learning process is not a new
highly appreciate the power of these tools which lies in the thing. Many teachers know that media will be helpful.
Media give students something new, but not all of teachers 8.2 Creates an Authentic Learning Experience
know how to implement it correctly, so sometimes media
disturb learning process instead of helping students in Using newspapers, brochures, job application forms and
learning process. This situation causes a problem. The use of news broadcasts provides authentic opportunities for
media is questioning whether it really helps teaching- students to learn using real-world media. This method
learning activities or not. Based on that assumption, the simulates real-life experiences in which students must read,
writer wants to find out the fact of the use of media in evaluate and interpret information based on items that they
teaching- learning process, whether media can help need in their daily lives. When students use objects from the
teaching- learning process or not. By reading this article, real world, they can see the connection between what they
readers will get a real experience of the use of media, which learn in school and how they can use the knowledge as a
can help learning process. Besides, they will also know member of society.
some obstacles that may arise from the use of media, how to
overcome them, and detail example of how to conduct 8.3 Strengthens Critical-Thinking Skills
teaching- learning process by using media, especially globe
and map. This article will provide an interview of a teacher’s Teachers can use media to hone critical-thinking skills.
experience in implementing media for teaching social Students can write about a song, interpret a movie or
studies. interpret a news broadcast. Teachers can use the media to
ask probing questions and facilitate discussions that extend
Usually use of media is very useful to teach social studies by beyond basic comprehension questions. Teachers can also
this we can use pictures from encyclopedia or else, a globe, create projects in which students develop their own media,
a map, and internet to teach social studies. the students had using classroom media as a model. This hands-on activity
to find all-important information including the map, flag, challenges students to formulate media, using their own
landmark, famous buildings, mountains, traditions, etc. By creativity and interpretations from classroom media.
using media in teaching, students’ improvement can be seen
clearly. 8.4 Teaches Students to Use Media
The use of media in teaching- learning process has also Using media in the classroom teaches students how to use
several advantages. Media could raise the students’ interest and care for resources to further their education. Students
of the lesson and media is important to lead students’ not only learn how to use the Internet, a dictionary or a
attention. Media increase students’ responsibility to control newspaper for information, but they also learn how to care
their own learning. In brief, we can say that the use of media for and protect the items they use, according to the Center
in teaching- learning activity is good. for Media Literacy. Students can also learn how to
determine the value of media and learn methods to
8. The Importance of Media in the Classroom contribute to society, producing their own media.
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Author Profile
Preeti has completed her B.A from Bahadurgarh
District of Haryana. She has done her M.A in
Geography from Department of Geography, Delhi
School of Economics, and University of Delhi in
2012. Presently she is pursuing her B.Ed from
University of Delhi. Women Issue, Conflict, Crime, Corruption,
Politics and Development Issues are few areas of her Interest. She
is also very active in social services mainly in child education and
women empowerment