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The In'uences of
Technology and
Media on Learning
Process
St. Mufarrohah
Dec 10, 2016 · 4 min read

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Technology and media have transformed

the process learning and interacting of
learners with their environment. French
(1999) stated that modern technology
such as computers or video are changing
the roles of both teachers and learners.
Besides, the Internet, software, and some
telecommunications take a place as the
extreme paradigm shift in learning
process (Jones 2002). It makes the
possibility that those technologies will
come together and inFuence the learning
outcomes (Gary, 1993). In fact, the
electronic media is needed than the other
when it can more impress the children.
Allen & Seaman (2007) showed that
online enrollments in higher education
was growing up 21%, whereas the growth
for traditional way just only 2% since
2002. Therefore, we need to examine
wisely whether media and technology give
more positive sides in learning process or
not.

The technology and media will give more

opportunities to discover the potential
relationship between teaching process and
learning environments (Kozma, 1994).
That technology could be the cognitive
tools to create a new knowledge which
integrated with the environments
(Reeves, 1998). Jonnasen, Carr, and Yueh
(1998) stated that “the cognitive mind
tools have function as formalisms for
guiding learners in the organization and
representation of what they know”.
Reeves (1998) said the technology and
media could control a powerful role of
process of learning when the learners use
that technology and media as cognitive
tools rather than interact with them as
tutor or repositories of information. For
online media, the interactions that happen
actually could encourage reticent students
to participate in extent and reasonable
discussions than a traditional classroom
setting does (Citera, 1988). Warschauer
(1997) stated “the online environment is
usually less intimidating between
individuals and also has less time pressure
on students than do interaction in a face-
to-face setting” it makes the possibility
that learner can be more conZdent to
communicate with others or improve their
skill by using media online.

However, Clark (1994), who is a professor

of Instructional technology at the
University of Southern California, has said
that there are no learning advantages
from using technology and media in
learning process. Those are just the
vehicle which will not inFuence learners
to get any achievements. Learners just will
Znd some problems when they prefer to
choose using media or technology, online
for example, than doing it by face-to-face
setting or traditional way. Walberg and
Haertela (1981) found that the learner
perceptions of social online environments
will impact their psychological. It is
proved by Haythornthwaite (2000)
Znding which showed that students who
failed to make online connections with
other learners in their group reported
feeling isolated and more stressed. Some
researchers also showed that learners may
feel isolated, confused, and frustrated
(Hara & Kling, 2000). Besides, Ramsden
and Entwistle (1981) identiZed the
relationship between approaches to
learning and perceived characteristics of
the academic environment and student’s
interest in the subject may be decreased
(R. Maki, W. Maki, Patterson, &
Whittaker, 2000).

The advancement of technology

inFuences people to use some of those
media in learning process. There are some
positive sides that we can get while we use
it, such as it implies the phsychological of
learners. They become brave and get
information easier. On the other hand it
also impacts they to feel more strees,
depressed when they are failed to make
connection. Thus, we have to be wisely
when we decide to use media and
technology in our process learning. It is
important to do to get the advantages and
hide the disadvantages ones.

. . .

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