The Role of Media in Education

Today Media has become an portant part of our life. From the newspaper in the morning to the night news, and from the laptop to mobile, the world is covered through media.

Media is also used in providing education and it is very fruitful in this field, too.

John Dewey, an American educatinist has stated that education could not be limited within teacher and taught without social environment.So media is one such potent force in the social environment of education. Through modern electronic techniques and technologies, media proves that education is, really comprehensive not confined within four walls of the classroom. Irrespective of caste, color, geographical, sociological, economical diversities media proves as an important means for the education to all. Mankind gets a great deal of information from the widespread media i.e. newspaper, TV, radio, magazines, journals, films, etc. It is also estimated that  media may substitute the real classroom teaching in future.

Media provides various information. Students can acquire different knowledge very quickly. Media is also useful in spreading awareness so that students can be aware of different problems of the society and their role in changing society. Media helps in forming suitable habit for different educational puzzles, games, training, programmes and by that students can utilize their leisure time in a productive way. It also influences the social, hygeine and personal behavior of the students through different programmes.Many universities and schools are also inter linked. By that they are able to exchange experiences, novelties, knowledge. By such ways, they start new projects together which saves their time and money.

Today in India, there are many government programmes of media based education. By that one can study by sitting in the home. EDUSAT satellite was launched on 20 September 2004 by the Indian Space Research Organisation whose main aim was to utilize the media effectively in education. now a days, in schools, projector, internet, educational CDs are usually used, that is an eminent example of use of media in education.

Media is one of the cheapest and quickest means of the education. The impact and motivation is very quick through the media. Its impact is vast in shaping the life of students. Media has the potential to shape personalities, change the way we perceive and understand the world and our immediate reality.

So, the role of media in education is very important and if the media is utilized effectively it can become the best way of providing education.