I read with interest Paul Gammans’ recent article Pedagogy: Video Killed the Teaching Star (SecEd, October 2016: http://bit.ly/2g1SamE). I agree with his view that there is little value in using film indiscriminately and I welcome his concluding comment that used correctly film or video can be highly beneficial.
However, I challenge the implication elsewhere in the article that film should only be used as a last resort or end-of-term treat.
I believe that the merits of film in education are often sidelined and have witnessed first-hand how film, used in a considered and contextualised manner, can be a powerful means of engaging young people and promoting memorable learning right across the curriculum.
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