making social media podcast

The podcast discusses the relationship between digital media and education. It highlights the advantages of using social media for educational purposes, such as accessibility, removing geographical boundaries, promoting group learning, and supporting students' identities. However, there are also limitations, including the digital divide, misinformation, distractions, and lack of creativity. The podcast emphasizes the importance of striking a balance between utilizing digital media and traditional educational methods. Hello everyone, my name is Joyce Nyanze. I'm a student at Deakin and I'm excited to have you join me for the podcast. Today we'll be discussing a very important subject that is familiar with all of us. We will be discussing the relationship between digital media and education. So have a seat and let's review the advantages and disadvantages of employing digital media to improve student engagement and learning. But before that, let me give you a rundown of what's in store for you. So we'll begin with an introduction of our topic, then get the context of what is in our plate, examine the arguments, share examples and wrap it up. Let's get started. Digital media in education is a term that's popular on campuses and in online learning environments equally. What does it actually mean? Essentially, what you're discussing is using social media and other channels for educational purposes or reasons, or rather, using social media in our studies. As we discuss, let's have this in mind. We are in a generation that is completely engrossed in everything technology, for which social media today is an essential or it's a way of living. Now, imagine harnessing that familiarity for educational purposes. That sounds satisfying, right? But hey, hold on. These are not all rainbows and sunny skies. Now, everything that has a bright side always has a dark side. Of course, I'm a student and I'm talking from experience. When you ask me the advantages of social media in education, I'll tell you thousands of them. Let's highlight the positive highlights first. The first positive thing is that social media and digital education is accessible any day, anytime. You can assess education any day and anytime you feel like. It does not matter which location you will be at. Secondly, geographical boundaries are removed by digital media. A student from any part of the world can assess first-class education. A good example is from my home country. Well, from Africa, you can assess any education as long as you have all the equipments that you need. Number three, interactive features of platforms encourage group learning and student participation. Fourth, identity. Identity is well displayed when it comes to traditional media and digital media. In traditional education, teachers know their students only by what they present in the context of the classroom. As a result, the opportunity to acknowledge students' personal, ethnic, and cultural identities and tie them to their learning are missed. While in digital education, the connected learning model developed by Aito and colleagues provides a theoretical framework linking digital media, identity, agency, and learning. Students' interests are placed at the center of learning and used to promote academic achievement, civic education, and future educational and career opportunities. Also, digital media technologies can be used to empower students, support their identities as learners, and enrich their learning experiences. If everyone has equal rights when it comes to digital media, like any other tool, there are limitations. Why do you think of digital divide? Not all students have equal access to technology, and this brings a very wide gap when it comes to education. Secondly, what about misinformation? Students get any information from anywhere. Even if the information is not verified, you end up getting the wrong information. Secondly, distractions. Today, digital media has really affected education. We find that a student is in class taking online classes and still they are doing something else apart from studying. We find these students, they are in their Facebook, TikTok, Twitter accounts, or any other accounts, but yet they claim that they are still in class learning. Lack of creativity. Today, if you ask students to go and research something from libraries and books, no, they don't have that time. What do they do? They just get their phones, devices, and just go straight to their website. Therefore, it's not easy because the students will not be able to think critically. Today, who goes to face-to-face classes with all information displayed in the website? A good example, I'm a student, so when I miss class, I am able to get all this information from the school's website. I do not have to go to class because all the recordings, all the information, all the notes will be displayed in the school website. According to Katie Davis, Anthony Ambrose, and Manya Orang, after the research about digital media and education, the findings that they found were really evident. A good example is when they coded more than ELE-related identity statements, that was 69 references, than school identities, which were 35 references. Across all interview transcripts, 533 excerpts were coded as evidence that students are using technology either at school or in their ELE programs. From this excerpt, 475, that is 89%, were coded as evidence of using technology in the ELE program, and only 58, that is 11%, referred to the use of technology at school. As we wrap it up, it's clear that there are advantages and disadvantages to social media and education. Striking a balance is crucial. I appreciate you for being here with me while we explore. Bye bye, till next time. I enjoyed.