{"id":195,"date":"2014-11-27T11:48:24","date_gmt":"2014-11-27T18:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/parm27\/?p=195"},"modified":"2016-07-23T10:46:13","modified_gmt":"2016-07-23T17:46:13","slug":"ipods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/parm27\/ipods\/","title":{"rendered":"Education, Technologies &#038; Vulnerable Populations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/8\/88\/Ipod_5th_Generation_white.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/8\/88\/Ipod_5th_Generation_white.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Stahlkocher <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>A\u00a0reading by Susan Pitman, in\u00a0the<strong>\u00a0ETEC511: Foundations of Educational Technology <\/strong>course,\u00a0discusses the use of technologies and their\u00a0impact on child development and well-being. In that\u00a0article,\u00a0<em>The Impact of Media Technologies on Child Development and Wellbeing<\/em>, \u00a0Susan Pitman\u00a0mentions both the positive and the negative impacts that electronic media can have on child development and welfare. One key point which stood out for me was that the most vulnerable children\u00a0are the\u00a0most likely to succumb\u00a0\u00a0to the detrimental effects of technology use. For me this re-enforces the idea that technology use by children should be mediated by adults (teachers, parents, guardians, etc) who are aware of the scope of\u00a0potential impacts in order to capitalize on the benefits.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In contrast, it\u00a0is refreshing to see how technology can be utilized\u00a0to benefit another vulnerable group in our society. A non-profit group, <a href=\"http:\/\/musicandmemory.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">MUSIC &amp; MEMORY<\/a>\u2120 is introducing i-pods with personalized music selections to some elderly people in care homes. They have found that this use of\u00a0technology \u00a0&#8220;can bring residents and clients back to life, enabling them to feel like themselves again, to converse, socialize and stay present&#8221; and overall improve the quality of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a little time, I highly recommend watching this video.\u00a0The researcher in this video explains how he\u00a0initially faced resistance to the introduction of i-pods and headphones, because it was assumed that residents would be further isolated. However, the opposite occurred, and the residents actually became more in touch with their own identities and more &#8220;alive&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Alive Inside&quot;: How the Magic of Music Proves Therapeutic for Patients With Alzheimer&#039;s and Dementia\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-vFCP0D38F0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In general, there is a tendency to\u00a0disassociate\u00a0education and the\u00a0elderly. Particularly, with\u00a0elderly people who suffer from medical issues such as depression, dementia or\u00a0Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. In\u00a0<em>Wikipedia<\/em> education\u00a0is\u00a0defined as a &#8220;form of learning in which the knowledge, skills, values, beliefs and <em>habits<\/em> of a group of people are transferred&#8221;.\u00a0Therefore &#8220;any\u00a0experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts may be considered educational&#8221;. Education has also been defined as a process preparing for complete living and training in behaviour produced through habits (Cole, 1914, pp. 8\u20139). As demonstrated\u00a0in the above video, a technology as simple as the i-pod can serve as a invaluable educational tool.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6>References<\/h6>\n<p>Cole, G. Gates. (1914). The definition of education. Holmesville, Ohio: G.G. Cole.<\/p>\n<p>Education (n.d.). In <em>Wikipedia<\/em>. Retrieved from: <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Education\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Education<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pitman, S. (2008). The impact of media technologies on child development and wellbeing. <em>OZChild.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0reading by Susan Pitman, in\u00a0the\u00a0ETEC511: Foundations of Educational Technology course,\u00a0discusses the use of technologies and their\u00a0impact on child development and well-being. In that\u00a0article,\u00a0The Impact of Media Technologies on Child Development and Wellbeing, \u00a0Susan Pitman\u00a0mentions both the positive and the negative impacts that electronic media can have on child development and welfare. 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