Multimodal Media & Digital Technology

Running Head: MULTIMODAL MEDIA & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
MULTIMODAL MEDIA & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

MULTIMODAL MEDIA & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
There are billions of users in social media, along with this digital technology is also
getting advanced every day. Children in present generation receive a lot of information in
profound ways as compared to the previous generations. The old ‘stand and deliver model’
has been changed in classrooms, and this technique should be replaced with state-of-art forms
such as smart classes, conferencing, podcasts, virtual presentations, and so on. Use of
multimodal and digital media is essential to endure effective teaching methods; as students
would comprehend more competently with contemporary methods and they will remain
updated. The report highlights the present-day Australian Governments’ approach towards
encompassing the digital tech & multimodal media in preschool and initial childhood. The
multimodal media would allow the children to grasp the educational content through multiple
forms, and students would also get a chance to comprehend the subject in multiple languages.
Further, discussions on multimodal and digital media are deliberated in the report by
highlighting the viewpoints of different authors. Influence of multimodal media and digital
technology on learning and development is also elaborated in the report. Lastly, several
teaching pedagogies for digital technology and multimodal media is deliberated in the report.
Multimodal media can be described as the method of reading and writing that now
embraces digital media. The digital technologies comprise gestures, digital text, images,
various sounds, movement, and print as well. These technologies could be combined to form
a hybrid and used to communicate with an individual or a group (National Association for the
Education of Young Children (NAEYC), 2012). These are contemporary modes of
communication through which media could be crafted and manipulated for suitability. The
listeners or readers would also get an ability to comprehend the matter more effectively than
the traditional methods of communication or teaching (Friedman, 2018). In these days,
multimodal media are being used in school and in early childhood, as children could
comprehend their subjects more effectively and they could also comprehend the practical
aspects of the subjects as well (Schwartz, 2015). In these days, students are sharp and
competent with technology, while there are some students who are not that competent with
the technology; the use of multimodal media and digital technology would also keep the
students up to date with technological advancements (Ardies, et. al., 2015). In the present era,
multimodal media is at its peak; the media is being molded and manipulated in numerous
ways for convenience. For instance, Amazon’s Kindle is an e-book through which readers
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can purchase any book in any language and access according to the convenience (Hussain, et.
al., 2017).
Government of Australia is enlightened for establishing multimodal media in school
curricula and in initial childhood. Many steps have been taken by the government that shows
that the government realizes the prominence technology in the present era. One of the prime
reasons behind Australia’s strong economic status and stable democracy is education. The
Australian government is capitalizing enthusiastically for educational provision to make sure
that the country has adequate expertise to be productive and flexible (Department of
Education and Training Australia, 2014). The Council of Australian Governments (COAG)
declared their plan for Educational development for young Australians; the goals were
connected with achieving excellence and embracing the multimodal media in education. The
Australian government looks forward to providing equal opportunities along with even-
handed outcomes; the government proposes to make effective use of information technology
in order to develop young and successful learners from the childhood level, and to develop
active and informed citizens in the country (Zabatiero, et. al., 2018). The Australian
government is enhancing the educational standards in order to accomplish the mission of
being the world’s leading digital economy. The government is ensuring that the schools and
colleges have the proficiency to collaborate with flexible and innovative educational
resources and services to enhance the online learning service and children could get access to
more resources to mug up efficiently. The Australian government has a future-directed vision
in all the institutions including governmental and private institutions are targeted to reform
and build a strong foundation for empowering a future-guided idea for Australian education
(Australian Government Department of Education, 2009). The government of Australia is
proactively working to improve the efficiency of learning and enhance the teaching style as
well. There are many educational institutions that are still following the traditional teaching
methods; but the students in this era are towards technology and they learn more effectively
(Hesterman, 2013). Considering these factors, the government is working on various
outcomes as requirement for building the learner capacity, need for bringing innovation in
education, reduction of negative aspects of implementing the advanced technologies,
redirecting students towards the positive use of technology and practical learning (Epstein,
2013). Technology is getting integrated into each and every aspect in the present era. The
efforts by the Australian government would not only enhance the efficiency of learning, but
student’s skills such as decision making, problem solving skills, communication,
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