Media in College Classrooms

I've really noticed over the last week how prevalent media has become in education, especially in our college courses. In several of my classes this semester we use power points that are often filled with links to YouTube videos with the purpose to either entertain, provide further explanation, or give examples for analysis. It's amazing to imagine that ten years ago being able to watch a video explaining Determinism (something I watched in my Family Theories class) would have been impossible.

 Of course there are always advantages and disadvantages to using media in the classroom, and that's probably why a couple of my professors have us print off our readings and just have us focus on discussions, but overall I think it has helped improve the learning process for many people. We all learn in different ways, with some of us learning through reading while others are visual learners and I think it's good to use a healthy amount of media in order to make education more wholesome and effective. I look forward to seeing how media can influence education in the classroom in the years to come.