Instructional
designers have a duty to understand what aspect of mediated instruction
facilitates learning. This brings me to our current journal entry; how can we
understand the role of media in instruction? I like how our textbook mentions
that media selection is a process of matching media and their attributes to the
needs of the situation at hand. Learning occurs as technology permeates
instruction at all levels.
Richey,
R. C., Klein, J. D., & Tracey, M. W. (2011). The
instructional design knowledge base: Theory, research, and practice. New
York: Routledge.
Instructional
Media Tools
I
am doing my project on researching articles in the higher education online classroom.
I have discovered a couple of insightful media tools that can help students
make researching fun and exciting. These sources will help free up time, free up the mind and keep
students focused on their projects. By utilizing these sources students will be
able to change their thinking habits.
The first is called MatchWare MindView which is Educational Mind Mapping
software. It is a cognitive map that is an ideal way to create an outline for
written documents such as research papers and essays. With this tool the
students can brainstorm ideas for chapters and sub-chapters in a free and
non-linear way. It is also an excellent tool to help students stay focused,
organized, and on task for any deadlines they will be responsible for. What are
the advantages of this site?
· This format
provides the use of a text edition (the note card) to associate comments and
ideas with each chapter.
· The
students can site sources by linking websites, text files, and etc.
· There is
the capacity to visually reorganize your chapters in the right order by having
the ability to drag and drop things.
· This
MatchWare MindView software even allows one to export to Microsoft Word as a
linear outline
· This
software is perfect for improving reading, creativity, clarifying thinking and
improving reading.
Secondly, there is a website from LibGuides utilized with
California State University in Chico that has an excellent list of media
formats to help anyone with researching articles. There are guides to help with
annotated bibliographies, book reviews, changes to MLA and APA citations, help
with literature reviews and many more. I encourage everyone to utilize this
resource because it covers almost every core subject and beyond.
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