Ideas, Ideas, Ideas... As I research digital cameras and education I have realized that there are hundreds of ideas and very little research available that proves that using a digital camera enhances education. There is no research available that says that a digital camera hinders education either. The article "The Use of Digital Cameras to Enhance the Learning Experience" in Digital Education gives a brief summary of how digital cameras help enhance education. The only problem I really feel is out there is that there is no research to support what seems to be the opinions of the author. I would love to see a study done on how digital cameras enhance education or don't. This article does gives a bit of information to support that idea.
www.techknowlogia.org/TKL_Articles/PDF/473.pdf
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Hi Jen;
ReplyDeleteI liked that this article made the point, "using digital cameras becomes a cognitive process as students reason and plan what pictures to take and what they will do with them". The more students are allowed to handle tasks on their own (with teachers setting the boundaries) the better they will become at problem solving.
This article also gave a good overview of digital cameras. It reminded me that I am forgetting how to use some of the settings on my digital camera. I haven't used it for awhile.