Planning Process for Classroom Use of Media and Technology

• Differentiate between learning and instruction.
• Examine dominant psychological learning theories and their impact on the use of technology.
• Describe the basic categories of media.
• Relate instructional methods to the use of a variety of media.
• Analyze the steps involved in the systematic planning for the use of media and technology.
• Evaluate selected lesson plans on the basis of the ASSURE model.

Visual Design Principles

• Describe the roles visuals play in instruction.
• Examine elements of effective visual design.
• Relate visual planning tools to the visual design process.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of existing multimedia applications based on a visual design appraisal checklist.

Multimedia Applications

• Identify criteria that are important considerations in purchasing computers for instructional purposes.
• Examine the advantages of different classroom computer configurations (e.g., one-computer classroom, multiple-computer classroom, and the Computer Assisted Instruction [CAI] lab.)
• Examine the disadvantages of different classroom computer configurations (e.g., one-computer classroom, multiple-computer classroom, and the Computer Assisted Instruction [CAI] lab.)
• Analyze instructional benefits of using multimedia in an educational setting.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of selected multimedia instructional materials by applying appropriate criteria.

Online Learning/Tools

• Define distance education and its evolving role.
• Describe how distance education can be integrated into the traditional classroom.
• Develop rules of Internet etiquette.
• Examine copyright law in relation to online education.
• Analyze plagiarism detection tools.
• Evaluate e-Assessment tools.
• Identify electronic teacher tools and their purposes (i.e., survey generators, worksheet generators, and crossword puzzle generators.)

Visuals, Audio and Video Media

• Identify visual components in the classroom and their instructional purposes.
• Differentiate between hearing and listening.
• Describe the importance of developing good listening skills.
• Examine common types of audio media used in the educational setting.
• Identify the characteristics of common video formats including desktop movies.
• Relate the use of video to the instructional setting.
• Distinguish applications for in-house video production.
• Examine copyright law in relation to multimedia.

Media of the Future

• Discuss the educational trends related to media and technology that impact learning.
• Predict the role of technology in workplaces of the future.
• Identify advantages and disadvantages of wireless communications.
• Examine methods to stay informed about developments in instructional technology.