SIUC Instructor Workshop

Instructional Media

Learning Objectives• IDENTIFY the types of media available for

instruction

• DEMONSTRATE the proper use of selected media

• CREATE effective presentations to support topic and learning

Topic Roadmap• Types of media

• Media selection by learning outcomes

• Media selection guidelines

Instructional MediaSelecting appropriate media insures

that the information is presented in the most effective and efficient

means possible

Definition – Media are means, instruments, or materials used to

communicate information

Media SelectionExamples of types of Media:•Classroom Instructor with classroom aids•Multimedia•Print•Peer or Group•Training devises and simulators

Media Characteristics•Printed Media

• Include common types of materials• Wide variety of application• Simple types are quick to prepare• Sophisticated types are more expensive• Requires suitable reading ability

Media Selection Overhead Transparencies• Information presented in systematic,

developmental sequences• Simple to operate, speed controlled by instructor•Limited planning•Easy preparation•Useful with large groups

Media Selection Overhead Transparencies• Requires special equipment and skills for

advanced preparation• Large, compared with other projectors

Media Selection Audiotape Recordings• Easy to prepare with regular tape recorders• Provides applications in most subjects• Equipment is compact, portable, easy to use• Flexible and adaptable• Duplication easy and economical

Media Selection Multi-media Presentations• Demands attention; strong emotional impact• Compress large amounts of information into

short presentation• More effective communications in certain

situations

Media Selection Multi-media Presentations• Requires additional equipment, complex setup,

careful coordination• Equipment and production costs high for

complex programs

Media Selection PowerPoint Presentations• Can be used with various media equipment

(overhead projector, computer)• Creates student handouts• Typically readily available• Requires additional equipment, setup, planning,

preparation and use

Media Selection Videos and Film• Useful in describing motion, showing

relationships, impact to topic• Allows instant replay• Video tape reusable• Special filming techniques (animation, time-lapse)• Combines still and motion on videodisc• Standardized film projector available anywhere

Learning Outcomes Intellectual Skills

Exclude:• Media having no

interactive feature• Printed discourse for

nonreaders

Select:• Media providing

feedback to learner responses

• Audio and visual features for nonreaders

Learning Outcomes Cognitive Strategies

Exclude:• Media with no

interactive feature• Printed discourse for

nonreader

Select:• Media providing

feedback to learner responses

• Audio and visual features for nonreader

Learning Outcomes Verbal Information

Exclude:• Only real equipment or

simulator with no verbal accompaniments

• Complex prose for nonreader

Select:• Media providing

feedback to learner responses

• Audio and visual features for nonreader

Learning Outcomes Attitudes

Exclude:• Only real equipment or

simulator with no verbal accompaniments

• Complex prose for nonreader

Select:• Media that is able to

present realistic pictures of human model and model’s message

Learning Outcomes Motor Skills

Exclude:• Media having nor

provision for learner response or feedback

Select:• Media making possible

direct practice of skill with no information feedback

Media Selection Guidelines• Should determine effectiveness and efficiency of

instructional system:• Design in relation to system constraints and

instructional objectives• Instructional strategy planned on types of learning

involved• Extent and impact of cost-effectiveness• Availability of work hours, know-how, funds,

delivery resources

Review and Summary• Objectives• Media Types• Media Selection• Selection Guidelines

Instructional Media

Questions