The following is a video created in 2007 in a KSU anthropology class. Watch it and then add to the conversation about it.
What resonated with you?
What fears do you have about your educational future?
What hopes do you have?
How have things changed since this video was made?
I really enjoyed this video. Since I am about to go off to college in the fall, it opened my eyes more of what is to come. When they shared information about the amount of time people spend on technology, I was shocked. Technology can be used for good and for bad. College students today are treating it with little respect. More of them use it for social reasons, rather than educational reasons.
ReplyDeleteWhen they calculated all of the hours they spent, it amounted to 26.5 hours, and thats more than one day. I think if they redid the math today, the hours would have increased in most areas like in media, but I think would have decreased in areas like sleep or eating. I fear that I will lose the ability to communicate and really connect with people, or people around me will lose the ability. A hope I have is that we can find a median, or a balance, where we can still grow and not lose anything important.
ReplyDeleteI can't put my finger on why the video was so intriguing. It isn't a particularly great video, and the content is average, but somehow I still liked it. Anyone know why?
ReplyDeleteAverage time spent studying:
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http://www.collegeparentcentral.com/2010/02/is-your-college-student-investing-enough-time-studying/
http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/time-manage.htm
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/07/04/what_happened_to_studying/
I liked watching this video, it was very interesting. Some of the numbers the showed really shocked me. I do agree that many students abuse the rights to use their computers in a classroom setting and use them for social reasons instead of educational reasons. Also the average debt for students after college amazes me.
ReplyDeleteOn average today, students at a college where they can earn a 4 year degree are spending $1,137 on textbooks. It was shocking in the video to see that many students spend so much money on textbooks and never even use them. In 2010 over 1/5 of the world's population, an average of 1.1 billion people, are living on less than $1 a day. In the video it seemed like the students were expressing that the information they learned in school was not helping them solve world problems that we are affected by.
ReplyDeleteAn average of 12 Hours a day spent on media:
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To Christine, I understand what your saying about the quality, but you can't look at it from a technical stand point. The quality was not good, but the content was. The information they gathered and placed was good in of itself, and the lack of high techtitude (yes i made that up) almot makes the video that more powerful.
ReplyDeleteI think the video gave a good insight into the busy life of the average student and the kind of debt that students face when they get out of college. I don't really have fears about my educational future, but the video did show some of the inefficiency in learning present in today's classrooms.
ReplyDeleteCollege students today are more in debt when they get out of college than they have been in the past. The average cost of debt is about 25,000 for just college students. College students will call some one an average of 11 times a day.
ReplyDeleteIt was really interesting because just last class period I was working on financial aide for college and it was saying that I would only be able to get a loan which I really do not want. I don't want to have to pay a whole lot of money back once I graduated. Then, I see that the average student is in debt of $20,000 in 2007 my mind was blown! It just amazes me how everything changes so fast.
ReplyDeleteMy fear is that I'm going to get too distracted by technology, and its going to mess my future up with school. Having my computer in high school can already be a very big distraction, and keeps me from not getting my work done. If I have my laptop in a college classroom it cause me to fail and not be learning what is being taught. I'm hoping that one day there can be some sort of balance between technology and "old school" ways.
ReplyDeleteAfter watching this video I realized how much of the content was true. We think that new technology can be beneficial to our education. In my opinion it isn't. I feel as if we abuse the tools that we have and use them for the wrong reasons. It can only be beneficial if we choose to use technology in the right manner. It amazes me how college students spend their time as well. There was one fact that stood out to me the most. There was one girl who said that when she graduates she will be $20,000 in debt. I am frightened to be drowned in debt when I graduate because I know people who are still paying off their student loans.
ReplyDeleteThis video was really disturbing because rates have increased for the worst since 2007. I'm nervous for my college future because technology is expanding exponentially now, and college tuition and technology is going to beyond our imagination during the next generation.
ReplyDeleteMost college freshmen do not work, but for those who do the average is about 3-6 hours a week.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.campusgrotto.com/how-college-students-spend-their-time.html
This video portrays the way college students spend their time very well. One thing that stood out to me is how great the debt was when this video was made, and it is shocking to think that it has only increased since then.
The average class size at major universities was hard to find. Many colleges did not answer the questions, and i didn't find any general information, it was pretty specific to each university. At Washington State University, the average class size is 28. After looking at several colleges individually I came to the conclusion that class sizes were between 20-40 students per class.
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