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  2. Lesson 7 - Choosing Media
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Lesson 7 - Choosing Media

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  • 1. Watch this Video on Choosing Media
  • 2. Pedagogical Differences between Media
    • 2.1. Identifying the Pedagogical Differences between Media
    • 2.2. First Steps
    • 2.3. Identifying the Unique Educational Characteristics of a Medium
    • 2.4. Pedagogical Affordances - or Unique Media Characteristics
    • 2.5. Purpose of the Exercise
  • 3. Text
    • 3.1. The Unique Pedagogical Features of Text
    • 3.2. The Book and Knowledge
    • 3.3. Text and Other Forms of Knowledge
    • 3.4. Assessment
    • 3.5. More Evidence, Please
  • 4. Audio
    • 4.1. Audio: The Unappreciated Medium
    • 4.2. Presentational Features
    • 4.3. Skills Development
    • 4.4. Strengths and Weaknesses of Audio as a Teaching Medium
  • 5. Video
    • 5.1. More Power, More Complexity
    • 5.2. Presentational Skills
    • 5.3. Skills Development
    • 5.4. Strengths and Weaknesses of Video as a Teaching Medium
    • 5.5. Assessment
  • 6. Computing
    • 6.1. A Volatile and Comprehensive Medium
    • 6.2. Presentational Features
    • 6.3. Skills Development
    • 6.4. Strengths and Weaknesses of Computing as a Teaching Medium
    • 6.5. Assessment
  • 7. Social Media
    • 7.1. What are Social Media?
    • 7.2. General Affordances of Social Media
    • 7.3. Presentational Characteristics
    • 7.4. Skills Development
    • 7.5. Strengths and Weaknesses of Social Media
  • 8. A Framework for Analysing the Pedagogical Characteristics of Educational Media
    • 8.1. Brief Summary of Pedagogical Differences in Media
  • 9. Models for Media Selection
    • 9.1. What the Literature Tells Us
    • 9.2. Why We Need a Model
  • 10. Students
    • 10.1. Student Demographics
    • 10.2. Access
    • 10.3. Student Differences with Respect to Learning with Technologies
    • 10.4. The Information You Need About Your Students
  • 11. Ease of Use
    • 11.1. Keep it Simple
    • 11.2. Computer and Information Literacy
    • 11.3. Orientation
    • 11.4. Interface Design
    • 11.5. Reliability
    • 11.6. Questions for Consideration
  • 12. Cost
    • 12.1. A Revolution in Media
    • 12.2. Cost Categories
    • 12.3. Cost Drivers
    • 12.4. Issues for Consideration
  • 13. Teaching and Media Selection
    • 13.1. The Importance of Design in Multimedia Teaching
    • 13.2. Teaching as a Weak Discriminator in Media Selection
    • 13.3. Questions for Consideration
  • 14. Interaction
    • 14.1. Types of Learner Interaction
    • 14.2. The Interactive Characteristics of Media and Technologies
    • 14.3. Interaction and Feedback
    • 14.4. Analysing the Interactive Qualities of Different Media
    • 14.5. Questions for Consideration
  • 15. Organisational Issues
    • 15.1. Institutional Readiness for Teaching with Technology
    • 15.2. Work with Professionals
    • 15.3. Questions for Consideration
  • 16. Networking (and Novelty)
    • 16.1. Networking and Novelty in Course Design
    • 16.2. Supplementing 'Standard' Learning Technologies
    • 16.3. Exclusive Use of Social Media for Credit Courses
    • 16.4. Student Generated Learning Resources
    • 16.5. Self - Managed Learning Groups
    • 16.6. Instructor - Led Open Educational Resources
    • 16.7. Questions for Consideration
  • 17. Security and Privacy
    • 17.1. The Need for Privacy and Security When Teaching
    • 17.2. Cloud - Based Services and Privacy
    • 17.3. The Need for Balance
    • 17.4. Questions for Consideration
  • 18. Deciding
    • 18.1. Deductive vs Inductive Decision - Making
    • 18.2. Grounding Media Selection Within a Course Development Framework
  • 19. Activity (Reflective Thinking, Note Taking and Discussion)
  • 20. Key Takeaways
  • Teaching in a Digital Age
  • Course Introduction - Teaching in a Digital Age
  • Lesson 1 - Skills Needed in a Digital Age
  • Lesson 2 - Online Learning and Teaching Methods
  • Lesson 3 - Implementing Online Learning
  • Lesson 4 - Understanding the Learners
  • Lesson 5 - Theories of Learning
  • Lesson 6 - Learner Support
  • Lesson 7 - Choosing Media
  • Lesson 8 - Assessment Strategies
  • Lesson 9 - Quality Teaching in a Digital Age
  • Lesson 10 - Trends in Open Learning
  • Lesson 11 - Massive Open Online Courses
  • Lesson 12 - Emerging Technologies
  • Course Completion Certificate
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