Education and Electronic Media
Education and electronic media
Education is the process of acquiring knowledge. It can be through many means ------ reading, playing, watching visual programs, listening etc. Here, electronic media plays a big role-- good or bad…but it is an important factor in this era.
Electronic media are media that use electronics or electromechanical energy for the end-user to access the content. The initial form of electronic communication was the telegraph. In attempting to refine telegraph technology, Alexander Graham Bell discovered that he could broadcast his voice across a telegraph wire in 1876. This was followed by radio, television, transistor radios and now it has reached up to the modern computers. Most new media are in the form of digital media.
As everyone knows we are now living in a society where electronics is the king. Reading a book has turned into a thing of the past. Society finds it easier to use the internet than picking up a book to find the information they need. Electronic media has changed over the years and with each change there are many advantages and disadvantages. There are many forms of entertainment available, but the approach of conveying education and other means of communication have undergone an enormous amount of changes. The basic skill of reading a book has been taken away by the use of electronic media. Today, almost all homes in the world have at least one type of electronic media, whether it be a radio, video game, computer or television.
Radio has been the most economical, long-standing and the most widely present among various electronic media. Despite the arrival of various media options, radio continues to remain as one of the dominant media among the public. Reports confirm that it has supported educational programs in a wide range of subject areas in many different countries.
Mass education through radio or television can help even the farmers in the remote areas. They can be made aware of the
Education is the process of acquiring knowledge. It can be through many means ------ reading, playing, watching visual programs, listening etc. Here, electronic media plays a big role-- good or bad…but it is an important factor in this era.
Electronic media are media that use electronics or electromechanical energy for the end-user to access the content. The initial form of electronic communication was the telegraph. In attempting to refine telegraph technology, Alexander Graham Bell discovered that he could broadcast his voice across a telegraph wire in 1876. This was followed by radio, television, transistor radios and now it has reached up to the modern computers. Most new media are in the form of digital media.
As everyone knows we are now living in a society where electronics is the king. Reading a book has turned into a thing of the past. Society finds it easier to use the internet than picking up a book to find the information they need. Electronic media has changed over the years and with each change there are many advantages and disadvantages. There are many forms of entertainment available, but the approach of conveying education and other means of communication have undergone an enormous amount of changes. The basic skill of reading a book has been taken away by the use of electronic media. Today, almost all homes in the world have at least one type of electronic media, whether it be a radio, video game, computer or television.
Radio has been the most economical, long-standing and the most widely present among various electronic media. Despite the arrival of various media options, radio continues to remain as one of the dominant media among the public. Reports confirm that it has supported educational programs in a wide range of subject areas in many different countries.
Mass education through radio or television can help even the farmers in the remote areas. They can be made aware of the