2013 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages 37-45
This article compares educational media research trends in Japan and in US, together with a reflection on the author’s trajectory with this association, in order to discover new by taking lessons from the past. The common theme between two countries seems to study media application to gain, expand, and improve communications with educational intentions. One of the strengths of this association is ample outcomes of research accumulated in its long history. It is said that we are now in the era of social media. Would this be different from our past experiences with other kinds of media, which came into educational scene with overwhelming expectations, but with short-term small impact on practices? Is social media different from the ones in the past? It is the era of drastic changes with lots of new stuff coming and going. It is important, therefore, to look back what we have experienced, and to learn from the past. It seems that one of the missions of this association is to provide an information-rich environment for its members to learn from the past easily.
