Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Depression, Technology, and Media Influence in Cold War
I found the topics this session to be quite thought provoking and interesting. Depression in college is a really important issue and holds true in any university setting. I found it interesting that students put more pressure on themselves at bigger universities to get the good grades because of the greater class sizes. This topic hits close to home for so many students but it is also a topic that is often swept under the rug. Technology in education is changing the face of learning. I found it incredibly intriguing that 97% of schools in the U.S. have internet access. I just hope that books don't become obsolete as we discussed in class. The media's influence on education during the cold war was a topic I had never considered until class today. Describing the influence of the television show "Leave it to Beaver" as the ideal American family to keep kids from believing in communism and doing drugs was quite interesting. Another great day of presentations!
I thought that yesterdays presentations were very informational and well organized. I liked Emma's presentation on depression in college. Its a aspect of students that i feel goes under the radar so i think its a good topic to research and educate people on. I think a good thing to do would possibly contact UHS and their counsling services and interview a psychlogist. They might have good info on treatment and general information about cases they have had.
I liked how Joey picked a topic that he is interested in, and is unique to all the other topics that we have heard about. He did a good job explaining his topic for those of use who arnt very good with technology and made his arguement very clear.
Finally, i though the historical perspective in the final presentation was an interesting twist. She also had good background infiormation and knew her topic very well. Overall, I thought all the presentations were really good!
I liked how Joey picked a topic that he is interested in, and is unique to all the other topics that we have heard about. He did a good job explaining his topic for those of use who arnt very good with technology and made his arguement very clear.
Finally, i though the historical perspective in the final presentation was an interesting twist. She also had good background infiormation and knew her topic very well. Overall, I thought all the presentations were really good!
Monday Presentations
I thought Monday's presentations went really well overall. I thought that Joey's topic on technology and education was a great topic because it is something we can all relate to. I think that focusing the topic on a certain type of school (high school, college, etc.) or a certain aspect of technology would help to narrow down the broad topic. I also thought that it was a good topic because I, personally, and not very up to date with technology and am never caught up on the newest things. I had a hard time adjusting when I got to college to how much of my homework, grades, and updates for classes were done by computer and email. Technology and education definitely become closer related as they both adapt and advance.
April 26th Presentations
Depression in college:
I liked that you included the study that had unexpected results, that there was no change in the peoples grades or studies, but that those who conducted the experiment commented on it, saying that it surprised them, and they expected different results, and more testing would have to be done. It was also good to note that the schools that you mainly looked into were the effects in larger schools. I think it would be interesting to see if there is more depression in larger schools than smaller ones.
Educational Technology:
I liked that in the beginning of your presentation you defined technology. It really made the topic clear because many things can be associated with technology, so it narrowed a large topic. With that said, I still that that your topic is VERY broad and I'm a little curious as to how you shortened it enough to include all the material.
Media's influence on education during the Cold War:
I liked that your topic was SO specific and you provided a ton of background information to help us/the reader understand where you were coming from. Overall the presentation was very informative and I really found the part about 'social engineering' interesting.
I liked that you included the study that had unexpected results, that there was no change in the peoples grades or studies, but that those who conducted the experiment commented on it, saying that it surprised them, and they expected different results, and more testing would have to be done. It was also good to note that the schools that you mainly looked into were the effects in larger schools. I think it would be interesting to see if there is more depression in larger schools than smaller ones.
Educational Technology:
I liked that in the beginning of your presentation you defined technology. It really made the topic clear because many things can be associated with technology, so it narrowed a large topic. With that said, I still that that your topic is VERY broad and I'm a little curious as to how you shortened it enough to include all the material.
Media's influence on education during the Cold War:
I liked that your topic was SO specific and you provided a ton of background information to help us/the reader understand where you were coming from. Overall the presentation was very informative and I really found the part about 'social engineering' interesting.
presentation response from the 26th
It wouldn't surprise me that someone suffering from clinical depression would under perform in school. It's a symptom of depression to lose interest in your everyday life. Besides who really likes doing all the busy work that we're required to do in school? Combine that with low levels of dopamine and serotonin and of course your not gonna want to do your work. Sadly the only current solution is just to give people a pill that makes them like mindless drones so that they can function.
Joey had an interesting topic about how pokemon are helping classrooms learn nowadays in ways that weren't available before their creation. Oh wait, i meant to say the internet and computers, not pokemon. Its true that these inventions have affected traditional education but I'd like to know if this has any connection with ADD. I remember reading an article that talked about if television and other types of new media condition kids to only pay attention for short periods of time.
As far as the 50's being full of media propaganda by the U.S. government. If you show me enough concrete evidence to support from memos of the people in charge with some kind of agenda then I'll believe it. But the whole conspiracy propaganda thing has been so overplayed that I just don't really have any interest in it anymore.
Joey had an interesting topic about how pokemon are helping classrooms learn nowadays in ways that weren't available before their creation. Oh wait, i meant to say the internet and computers, not pokemon. Its true that these inventions have affected traditional education but I'd like to know if this has any connection with ADD. I remember reading an article that talked about if television and other types of new media condition kids to only pay attention for short periods of time.
As far as the 50's being full of media propaganda by the U.S. government. If you show me enough concrete evidence to support from memos of the people in charge with some kind of agenda then I'll believe it. But the whole conspiracy propaganda thing has been so overplayed that I just don't really have any interest in it anymore.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday, April 26 Presentations
In Emma’s presentation, it was a good idea for her to include the symptoms and diagnosis of depression. She definitely incorporated a lot of background information about depression which was very helpful. She focused on the correlation between depression and GPA, and I would suggest she possibly look into researching information about how college students with depression interact socially with other students. That could also be a factor as to the link between depression and GPA, maybe students who are depressed interact very seldom with their peers, somehow leading to a low GPA. Additional factors besides GPA could be incorporated by evaluating other indicators of academic performance.
I thought Joey’s topic of educational technology was extremely relevant to the present, since we are surrounded by so many technologies that are being increasingly used in education and school settings. If I were him I would try to highlight both the positive and negative impacts that recent technological advances have been affecting education. It was a good idea for him to define in his paper exactly what he meant by the word technology. To further his research, he could try to make a future approach or application to educational technology by finding reasonable ways for technology and traditional education to combine in order to get the benefits from each.
Katherine’s topic of the media’s influence on education during the Cold War was very different in relation to all of the other topics in class, because it deals with events from the past that have affected education. It was good that she incorporated information on educational reform including the improved access and additional universities and research facilities. She connected power and education in a very unique way through her use of explaining hegemony and what actually happened in the Cold War. Her presentation seemed to focus a lot on the history and not quite as much as on education. I’m not sure how much history she included in her paper, but I would add some more information on education and incorporate it so that the existing information relevant to education does not get lost in the history of everything.
I thought Joey’s topic of educational technology was extremely relevant to the present, since we are surrounded by so many technologies that are being increasingly used in education and school settings. If I were him I would try to highlight both the positive and negative impacts that recent technological advances have been affecting education. It was a good idea for him to define in his paper exactly what he meant by the word technology. To further his research, he could try to make a future approach or application to educational technology by finding reasonable ways for technology and traditional education to combine in order to get the benefits from each.
Katherine’s topic of the media’s influence on education during the Cold War was very different in relation to all of the other topics in class, because it deals with events from the past that have affected education. It was good that she incorporated information on educational reform including the improved access and additional universities and research facilities. She connected power and education in a very unique way through her use of explaining hegemony and what actually happened in the Cold War. Her presentation seemed to focus a lot on the history and not quite as much as on education. I’m not sure how much history she included in her paper, but I would add some more information on education and incorporate it so that the existing information relevant to education does not get lost in the history of everything.
Monday, April 26th Presentations
I'm going to sound like a broken record, but everyone has done a great job with their research and their topic choice! I haven't been bored yet in class.
Emma's report about Depression in College and how it affects academic performance generated some pretty thoughtful responses from the class. It seems like it comes down to what the parents and schools should do to help their student. If you are still looking for a counter-argument, apply your findings and look for sources that may believe parents and schools are not a factor in causing student depression -- very hard to do, but its what the counter-argument is. You could also look into differences in the size of the school like Mary offered, but it sounds like you have looked into that also and found no correlation. Overall it sounds like you've done a great job researching.
Joey presented his topic on Educational Technology and how recent technologies have worsened or helped modern education. While it seems like a broad topic, Joey said that he has not found much information on preschool education which was what he wanted to concentrate on. However you mentioned a lot of readings in class that we did that can relate to your topic. If you want to add to your paper, you could probably use these readings as resources for your paper to generate more of a conversation or add to your argument. You could also go in depth about the teachers not wanting to adapt to the technology (or not being able to) and how schools have attempted to educate those teachers. And awesome Pokemon.
Katherine's topic concerned Media's influence on Education during the Cold War, which I felt was extremely focused and the most original topic we've had so far in class. Yes, I would stick with the historically-oriented time frame for your paper. At this point you can improve on your paper by finding more resources and finding any secure evidence that Cold-War education caused some of the rebellions in the 1960s. The media is a vast source -- use it to your advantage!
Wednesday is the final day! Make it an amazing day of presentations! Yay!
Emma's report about Depression in College and how it affects academic performance generated some pretty thoughtful responses from the class. It seems like it comes down to what the parents and schools should do to help their student. If you are still looking for a counter-argument, apply your findings and look for sources that may believe parents and schools are not a factor in causing student depression -- very hard to do, but its what the counter-argument is. You could also look into differences in the size of the school like Mary offered, but it sounds like you have looked into that also and found no correlation. Overall it sounds like you've done a great job researching.
Joey presented his topic on Educational Technology and how recent technologies have worsened or helped modern education. While it seems like a broad topic, Joey said that he has not found much information on preschool education which was what he wanted to concentrate on. However you mentioned a lot of readings in class that we did that can relate to your topic. If you want to add to your paper, you could probably use these readings as resources for your paper to generate more of a conversation or add to your argument. You could also go in depth about the teachers not wanting to adapt to the technology (or not being able to) and how schools have attempted to educate those teachers. And awesome Pokemon.
Katherine's topic concerned Media's influence on Education during the Cold War, which I felt was extremely focused and the most original topic we've had so far in class. Yes, I would stick with the historically-oriented time frame for your paper. At this point you can improve on your paper by finding more resources and finding any secure evidence that Cold-War education caused some of the rebellions in the 1960s. The media is a vast source -- use it to your advantage!
Wednesday is the final day! Make it an amazing day of presentations! Yay!
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