In my opinion, teaching with images is a sufficient way to not only allow students to fully understand, using visual views, but also enables visual learners to obtain the same understanding as those learners who may be kinaesthetic or auditory learners.
Often when students are asked to attach an image to a project firstly finding an image takes students a large amount of time, and secondly actually attaching the image often is difficult.
As found at the moodle page, there are many different types of images that have different uses. I, myself, as a 21 year old who considers herself competent with computers, did not know which type of image was designed for what usage and therefore I believe that without a large amount of knowledge on this, having students accessively use images as a way of learning may result in many complications.
Having said this, I have worked at a school in a situation where students used cameras to take their own pictures for an assignment which were then uploaded, by the teacher, to a folder where students then could access them. I believe that this not only allows students to personalise their work but also be able to design their project to imply the exact point that they are trying to make.
All in all the use of images as a digital tool may be beneficial as long as the processes that students will need to go through have been well thought out and explained by the teacher.
Hi Naomi, the other interesting thing about students taking their own photos is that it helps build the knowledge base. By taking their own photos or images, it is a personal thing and they are using this image (which has some significance to them) to further develop their knowledge. Using the image to scaffold learning. I think this is a better idea than using images from the internet, but I realise that it is not always easy and appropriate to find the right photo either. I enjoyed your post.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that Wendy, and I totally agree with you in both cases. It is often hard to allow students to take their own photos especially when some school only have access to one or two cameras and therefore the photo taking process may take a couple of weeks at the least! Thanks for your thoughts.
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