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In-Class Discussion Questions Films and Learning: How Far Did We Come, 1951-2008?

In-Class Discussion Questions Films and Learning: How Far Did We Come, 1951-2008?. Thinking about Early Film Studies Hoban & van Ormer (1951) May & Lumsdaine (1958). Questions to Guide Your Discussion. What sorts of effects were films thought to have on learning?

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In-Class Discussion Questions Films and Learning: How Far Did We Come, 1951-2008?

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  1. In-Class Discussion QuestionsFilms and Learning:How Far Did We Come, 1951-2008? Thinking about Early Film Studies Hoban & van Ormer (1951) May & Lumsdaine (1958)

  2. Questions to Guide Your Discussion • What sorts of effects were films thought to have on learning? • What was their view of the “best possible outcome” from using films? • What can you tell about the quality of the films used in the research? • Did the findings seem impressive or valuable to you? • Were there special challenges in doing the types of research described?

  3. And Some Further Questions… • What differences do you see between how H&vO and M&L approached their questions? • How might “utilization” issues have interacted with outcomes described? (Setting, mechanics, teacher variables, etc.) • How did types of questions change in the 50 years leading up to Schmidt & Vandewater?

  4. Collins & Halverson - Chs. 3-4 • Do you agree with the skeptics? On which points more than others? • Which barriers to technology’s integration into teaching/learning are most significant & why? • How powerful is the culture of today’s schools in comparison to the power of technology to do things differently? • What aspects of the “Development of American Schooling” were most surprising to you? • To what extent do you agree with the “Demands of Schools” section? (pp. 62-65)

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