New Media is creating ripples in the Indian society
There are both pros and cons of New Media with its consequent effects on the society. Technology has brought us comfort and convenience. At the same time, it is leading to 'dumbification' of society.
AS I watched my 10 year old brother type swiftly on the keyboard, I wondered if our fingers would really get shorter as years go by. Research has indicated that due to lack of physical activity and excessive use of technology, genetic mutation will result in shorter limbs in the future generations. This emerging web world seems to be making lives across the country limited to just a few clicks. Everything is being made available by a finger touch. Products can be ordered home sitting in your bedroom, discussions and debates can take place virtually, live concerts are being replaced by the media players on your computer and New Media appears to be the devil conquering all. The Internet and mobile can be addictive as people do not wish to budge from their seats when the entire world sits on their laps.
New media has today trickled down to the rural India faster than electricity and water supply. This form of media is spreading like fire, and has replaced a lot of traditional practices and made them all virtual. It can be noticed that New Media has infiltrated education too. Education in India has always been looked at as a scared relationship and a learning experience between the guru and the shishya. India always encouraged active participation from students both verbally and physically. Today, due to the emergence of New Media this traditional form of education is gradually being replaced by online education. New media as a form of education has its advantages as well as disadvantages. Like the old saying, too much of anything is bad, too much of New Media is also harmful. New media is definitely progressive in terms of increasing awareness among the youngsters. It enables children to access information via media and promotes active participation through various online activities. It also ensures comfortable learning without having to endure the physical difficulties of traditional form of education.
Learning and education with the help of a computer is definitely beneficial in its own way. For example, Abhaya NB, an English lecturer at Christ College, Bangalore says that for a subject like phonetics it is important for the student/child to be able to listen to the perfect form of pronunciation which is possibly better by listening to it repeatedly over the computer as it ensures correct pronunciation. New Media definitely has its advantages in terms of providing effective education. The amount of information available is abundant; there are educational games which are all involving and exciting enhancing absorption. Fun with learning is more preferred by children when compared to classroom learning which is not really activity based. New Media interests children as learning is combined with audio and video which is lively and enables better association with the concept taught.
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