Analysis of Media Use in Teaching and Learning: MSc Computing

This report, submitted by a student for their MSc Computing module, critically analyzes the use of media in teaching and learning. The study includes a literature review of six academic papers, focusing on the impact of digital technologies in education, and a survey of nine participants to gather data on their perspectives. The report presents the survey results, including demographic information and responses to questions regarding media usage in their learning experiences. The findings indicate a positive view of media integration in teaching, with many students agreeing that media enhances their learning experience. The report also explores the use of video lectures and other media formats, while also acknowledging the potential for distraction. The conclusion summarizes the key points, highlighting the overall positive perception of media's role in MSc Computing education. The report fulfills the requirements of the assignment, including the specified literature review and survey data, and provides a comprehensive overview of student attitudes toward media in their academic environment.

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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this paper is to report the findings from the view
of the students on the use of the media on learning and teaching
on MSc computing. As well as in this paper we will also discuss
about the results that we get from the survey and by using the
results we will also discuss about the variability and validity of
the reports of the students.
The results that we get from our survey also indicate the
understanding of the students about the usage of media in their
learning. Additionally, we have included a background work as
well as a conclusion which sum which summarizes all the
findings of the report.
KEYWORDS
Students, Media, Survey, Technology
1 INTRODUCTION
 Though several digital platforms have been used
widely in different programs that are related to the
education. This is a debating matter that it is able to
provide all the benefits necessarily or even it is
overrated. Hence, many of the factors has been
influenced by the technological advancement, as well
as the educational sector is also a part of them. The
way how the contents related to the education has
been delivered to the students by an applications that
is related to technology. The students get help for
interacting with the course related materials as well as
it improves the concentrations of them. For the
learning and teaching process, the integration of the
platforms that are related to the digital media, have
been becoming so much popular as well as this trend is
being also considered for the courses related to MSc
computer to increase the productivity and to improve
how the students interact and learn in the classroom
with their teacher [1]. In this paper we have analyzed a
total number of six academic papers to explore the
application and integration of the digital technologies
to improve the process of learning in the academic
courses. By doing a survey with nine people we have
gathered the context data that is based on the media
platforms and digital technologies related application
for the process of learning and teaching in the MSc
courses. The process of leaning has been made
enhanced and more interactive productivity as well.
The data that has been collected from the survey, also
has the analyzed to identify the popularity and trends
of the digital technologies that are related to the
learning and teaching process.
BACKGROUND (LITERATURE REVIEW)
 Paper 1: In this paper the authors have analysed how
the students who belongs to the higher education, gain
knowledge by understanding methods as well as how
the students engage in the group that is generous
during time that study materials have been delivered
by the teachers. [1]. One of the specific technique for
learning which is also known as multimedia learning
or MML that is popularly known. The multimedia
learning technique has been applied on several
subjects, which includes international relations,
history, social work, politics, business, sociology and
economics related applications. The paper has also
analysed specially the effectiveness of replacement of
the lectures that are based on texts with the video and
audio based lectures. As written by the authors, the
results that come from PAR ( participatory Action
Research ), it have been showed by the PAR techniques
that the audio and video based technique of learning is
more effective than the process of learning that is
based on textual.
 Paper 2: In this paper the authors have analysed the
issues that comes from this learning and teaching
process, if the activities of leaning that are interactive
are not that much incorporated with the lectures that
has given through video [2]. Although it is not possible
for ensuring participations of the students and proper
learning during the process of learning. In addition, for
ensuring the activities of interactive learning, this is so

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much important for ensuring that the efforts that are
substantial are provided during the designing of
contents of ILA as well as the interaction handling. The
author of this paper have considered a total number of
90 students from so many different universities and
also they have been distributed to three groups that are
dissimilar, which include embodied interactivity video
lectures that are current and non embodied
interactivity. According to the results that has come
from the analysis the groups who have chosen the
embodied activities, seem to gain better knowledge
than the other groups. This makes also the tasks easy
for the students for managing the pressure of cognitive
effectively.
 Paper 3: In this paper the author have aimed to review
the choice of the students for learning that is
organized, specially when several choices have been
available to represent the contents via different kinds
of formats. The lecture recording that is also known as
video podcasts, extra texting materials and face to face
lectures. As written by the authors, the lecture of video
podcasts, when it is integrated with the slides of
lectures as well as broadcasting videos which proves to
be most of the efficient process for learning [3].
 Paper 4: In this paper the authors have analysed the
application for the classroom that is flipped at the time
of teaching the students who are undergraduate.
Though the previous courses had been designed for
being delivered into a way that is traditional. To access
the effectiveness of the process of learning that is
flipped, lectures and also the homeworks have
delivered and redesigned in the new method of
learning process that is flipped. The raw data was
collected continuously from six weeks. The analysis of
the raw data provides a method of learning that is new
is much effective as a better interactions is provided by
it. As well as specially the students who are in the
graduate courses, have interest to learn to provide
content to learn huge amount of the data and
information in comparatively less time. Hence the
learning process that is flipped, as the author have
written that is so much effective than the process of
learning that is traditional in the courses that are post
graduates [4].
 Paper 5: In this paper the authors have analysed how
the students who belongs to the higher education, gain
knowledge by understanding methods as well as how
the students engage in the group that is generous
during time that study materials have been delivered
by the teachers.
The lecture recording that is also known as video
podcasts, extra texting materials and face to face
lectures. As written by the authors, the lecture of video
podcasts [5]. To access the effectiveness of the process
of learning that is flipped, lectures and also the
homeworks have delivered and redesigned in the new
method of learning process that is flipped.
 Paper 6: The social media may be a choice that is
effective as a media platform that is digital and so
much important. In this paper the authors have
analysed how the students who belongs to the higher
education, gain knowledge by understanding methods
as well as how the students engage in the group that is
generous during time that study materials have been
delivered by the teachers.
The analysis of the raw data provides a method of
learning that is new is much effective as a better
interactions is provided by it [6]. As well as specially
the students who are in the graduate courses, have
interest to learn to provide content to learn huge
amount of the data and information in comparatively
less time.
STUDY: To conduct the collection process of the data for the
study there are different methods which are available to select
the participants as well as for designing the sampling process.
However it is so much important for selecting one method that
is suitable. The method that is suitable and simplest is known as
purposive and convenience sampling. The efficiency of this study
that needs to be ensured properly.
RESULTS: For managing properly, the study has specially
focused on the groups that are considered. This is so much
important that, to take the decision what will be exact group size
for having control on the process. The group that is focused,
when the number of the people exceed 9 or 10 for creating the
issues for controlling. In this study six learners and three
instructors from the course of MSc had been invited for
providing the opinions of them on the “media usage during
learning and teaching”. The survey related result is presented
below.

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Table of Results and Summary data
Question 1: Please Indicate your age:
Options Responses Responses %
Male 5 55%
Female 4 45%
Sales
Male Female
Question 2: Please indicate your gender:
Options Responses Responses %
Less than 20
years
0 0
20-40 years 9 100%
More than 40
years
0 0
Responses %
Less than 20 years
20-40 years
More than 40 years
Question 3: Think about how you learned IT at school, was
it:
Options Responses Responses %
Mainly taught by
teachers
explaining IT and
then you doing
exercises
4 44.44%
Mainly taught by
the teacher
setting problems
and letting you
figure them out
2 22.22%
A mixture of both
in roughly equal
measure
3 33.33%
Chart Title
Options
Use videos downloaded from web
PowerPoint with mostly texts
PowerPoint with mostly images
Video their classes to replay them
Question 4: Think about how your teacher used media to teach
IT at school, did he/she:
Options Responses Responses %
Use videos
downloaded from
web
4 44.44%
PowerPoint with 7 77.77%

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mostly texts
PowerPoint with
mostly images
6 66.66%
Video their classes
to replay them
4 44.44%
Use audio
(without video)
1 11.11%
Chart Title
Options
Use videos downloaded from web
PowerPoint with mostly texts
PowerPoint with mostly images
Question 5: Think about how your lecturers have used media on
your MSc course at UCLan, have they? :
Options Responses Responses %
Use videos
downloaded from
web
5 55.55%
PowerPoint with
mostly texts
77 77.77 %
PowerPoint with
mostly images
7 77.77%
Video their classes
to replay them
4 44.44%
Use audio
(without video)
0 0%
Responses %
Use videos downloaded from web
PowerPoint with mostly texts
PowerPoint with mostly images
Video their classes to replay them
Use audio (without video)
Question 6: There are some people who think that adding media
makes for a better learning experience. To what extent do you
agree with this statement? :
Options Responses Responses %
Strongly Agree 7 77.77%
Agree 2 22.22%
Neutral 0 0%
Disagree 0 0%
Strongly disagree 0 0%

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Responses
Strongly Agree Agree
Neutral Disagree
Strongly disagree
Question 7: There are some people who think that media
distracts from learning. To what extent do you agree with this
statement? :
Options Responses Responses %
Strongly Agree 2 22.22%
Agree 2 22.22%
Neutral 1 11.11%
Disagree 3 33.33%
Strongly disagree 1 11.11%
Responses
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral
Disagree Strongly disagree
Question 8: Considering the videoing of lectures. Do you ever
watch videoed lectures back?
Options Responses Responses %
Never 0 0
Occasionally 6 66.66%
Regularly 2 22.22%
Always 1 11.11%
Sales
Never Occasionally
Regularly Always
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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We are thankful to the teachers and students who helped us for
doing the survey.
CONCLUSION: The integration of the media that is digital
with the learning with the teaching is properly gaining the
popularity that is also throughout the world because, it provides
the way that is easier for connecting with the process of the
teaching much effectively that has enhanced the process of
learning experience. The students get help for interacting with
the course related materials as well as it improves the
concentrations of them. For the learning and teaching process,
the integration of the platforms that are related to the digital
media, have been becoming so much popular as well as this
trend is being also considered for the courses related to MSc
computer to increase the productivity and to improve how the
students interact and learn in the classroom with their teacher.
In this paper we have analyzed a total number of six academic
papers to explore the application and integration of the digital
technologies to improve the process of learning in the academic
courses. Hence, the media should be applied extensively in the
higher education to improve the quality of learning and teaching
to enhance the quality of education.
REFERENCES
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Views on the use of media in teaching and learning on MSc
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Views on the use of media in teaching and learning on MSc
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Views on the use of media in teaching and learning on MSc
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Views on the use of media in teaching and learning on MSc
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