Imaginative Bridges = Film & Television 2

Upon reading the readings for this module, my thoughts on the connection between film and television and education furthered. One particular point made in "Filmmaking and Research: An Intersection", caught my attention. " As teachers we rely too much on text and talk....We do not create rich multimedia experiences that enhance learning processes." I don't really agree with this. Yes, there are those teacher who teach the textbook and lecture, lecture, lecture. Much like an uncompelling documentary. :) This is what they are comfortable with or perhaps how they learned. It comes natural to them and sadly they might not have the knowledge or experience to go any other way. However, there is a significant amount of teachers who spend enormous of amounts of time researching and discovering new ways to enhance the learning process. I'm one of those. I want my students to be enthralled with the content and their learning. Therefore, I go beyond to create rich experiences. Now, I suppose this is what they were trying to point out, that teachers need to spend more time looking for ways to enhance the education they provide. Thus, I will agree that multimedia experiences do add greatly to the learning process. This makes sense. Students today, well people in general today, feed off of film and television. It engulfs our world, our daily lives. You cannot go really anywhere without seeing or being directly encountered by multimedia. So, why not incorporate these element into the classroom.