Welcome to this short course on "Teaching in a Digital Age".
We recommend you to do the following, before taking the course:
- Create an account and log in to the course to take the test;
- Read the course introduction carefully;
- Watch the videos in each of the lessons (as many times as you want);
- Take a critical perspective for adopting online/blended learning;
- Apply your new learning to your own context;
- Wherever possible, discuss opportunities and challenges with colleagues;
- Practice the "Knowledge Check", as many times as possible;
- Take the final test, when you are ready;
- Download the certificate (appears as pop-up, and thus your browser should be pop-up enabled); and
- Please complete the "Course Completion Survey" to provide feedback.
Welcome to this lesson on choosing media, which focuses primarily on the pedagogical differences among different types of media. The lesson provides a model or set of criteria to use when making decisions about media and technology for teaching. The main purpose of this lesson is to provide a framework for making effective decisions about the choice and use of media for teaching and learning.
Objectives:Upon completion of this lesson, you are expected to be able to:
- Understand the difference between media and technologies in educational contexts
- Identify the main pedagogical characteristics of different media
- Appropriately use media according to their pedagogical roles
- Apply SECTIONS model for making effective decisions about the choice and use of media for teaching and learning