For those of you reading this blog who may not be taking the same class, I am going to be referring to the following reference for this post: Reeves, Byron, and Clifford Nass. 1996. "Ch 1, The Media Equation," pp. 3-18 in The Media Equation. Cambridge University Press.
I enjoyed reading this chapter. Although it is an introductory chapter, it really made some things clear to me. I realized that I sometimes attributed human behaviors to machines, but I didn't pay attention to my reactions to items coming at me on television or other such subtle items. Since I want to create my own curriculum software understanding this information, I believe, can make my software more effective in assisting the learner gain more information in the most efficient way (including eliciting emotional reactions to some subject areas to help the learner want to learn the information).
My focus has been on encouraging learning by making the educational experience meaningful to the learner. Reading studies such as this one, gives me just one more way of viewing how effective the entire virtual educational experience can be and where it can still grow.
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I found the chapter interesting as well. It made me wonder about podcasts that I have downloaded and after a minute or two decided they weren't worth my time...Was it because of the content, or the monotone broadcast?!?! It certainly makes you rethink how to combine human response and learning objectives together to make a good podcast.
KB
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