Instructional Media Usage

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Instructional Media Usage
Prepared by Vuong Phung EDIT 186 Course Fall
2004 Semester Department of Instructional
Technology College of Education
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Focus of This Presentation

• Instructional media definitions
• Type of media
• Benefits of using instructional media
• Presentation software as an example
• Advantages of presentation software
• Limitations of presentation software

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Instructional Media Definitions

• An instructional medium (plural, media) is a
  channel of communication
• It carries information between a source and a
  receiver
• It facilitates student learning

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Type of Media

• Multimedia
• Video
• Graphics
• Audio
• Text
• Real Objects and Models

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Benefits of Using Instructional Media

• Providing a stimulus-rich learning environment
• Providing many ways to deliver the same
  information to learners
• Providing various learning experiences to both
  instructors and learners
• Using as evaluation tools

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Presentation Software as an Example
Presentation software is a type of multimedia
medium where text, graphics, video and audio are
integrated into a single delivery system under
computer control. Adobe Persuasion, Corel
WordPerfect Presentations and PowerPoint are
examples of presentation software packages
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Advantages of Presentation Software

• Primarily to replace traditional media
  presentation tool like slide and overhead
  projectors
• Information is easily entered, edited, and
  presented
• No need to set up or fumble with traditional
  media and equipment such as slides and slide
  carousels
• Easily produce very professional looking
  presentations complete with multimedia element

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Limitations of Presentation Software

• Can make almost any content look good, even the
  one with poor content
• Instructors may fall into the trap of wanting to
  turn everything into a presentation
• Startup cost maybe high since a user need to have
  a computer, a presentation software package, and
  a computer projector to show the presentation
• Lack of compatibility among the various brands of
  personal computers limits multimedia
  transportability
• Limit in its capacity for genuine interaction
  between instructors and learners.

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Reference
Most of the information in this presentation is
from the book Instructional Technology for
Teaching and Learning Second Edition by Newby,
Stepich, Lehman and Russel. For more information
on this book, please visit the web site at
http//www.prenhall.com/newby