1. Effective Use of Multimedia for
Teaching

2. Present By
Zhiyan Rashid
EDUU564
Dr. Combs

3. Outline
 Definition
 Background
 Technology as a Classroom Tool
 Implementation of Multimedia in
Task-based Instruction
 Student Projects
 What, Why and How
 Summary
 Conclusion

4. What is a Multimedia?........
 … usually recorded and played, displayed or accessed
by information content processing devices, such as
computerized and electronic devices, but can also be
part of a live performance.
 … similar to traditional mixed media in fine art, but
with a broader scope.
Source: Wikipedia

5. Why Multimedia?
 Eliminates communication barriers.
 Allows teachers to individualize instruction.
 Enables students to learn in a real world context.
 Entertains, and maintains motivation level.
 Broadens student mindset and makes them experience real
Target Language world.
 Resources:
 http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/articles/pages/6821/Multimedia-in-Education.html
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShbWZ29jJdg&feature=related
 http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cahrswp/80/
 http://cwarnerket.wikidot.com/effective-use-of-multimedia
 http://frank.mtsu.edu/~itconf/proceed99/kerr.html

6. Background note
The use of microcomputers has increased
dramatically in schools across the US
during the past decade:
 In 1981 there were only 31,000 computers in use
in secondary schools.
 By 1983 this number grew to over 325,000 and
has doubled every year since.
(Johnson, Johnson, & Stanne, 1985)

7. Rationale
 Multimedia serves as an important teaching tool
since it facilitates effective use of learners’
comprehension abilities.
 Multimedia instructional material allows the
learner to actually see, hear, and use the content
learned.

8. Multimedia and infrastructure
as classroom tools
 SMART Board™ • OneNote
 Blackboard • Movies
 VTT • iPods
 Adobe Audition • Internet
 Tablet PCs • Games
 Integrated Tech Support
 Institutional and Online
Resources
 Materials developed by Individual
faculty

9. Task Based Instruction
and Multimedia
Listening Skills
 Vocabulary – daily words
(Adobe Audition and Rapid Rote)
 Grammar – online lessons
 Audio/video tasks –Video clips, ULEAD, Internet
streaming,
Direct video display
 Reinforcement and refresher – Blackboard, VTTs, and
prepared CDs

10. Reading Skills
 Internet news and reading texts (Langnet and Langmedia)
 Websites, prepared and adapted texts
 Games
 Presentations

11. Speaking Skills
 Student-prepared materials:
research and presentation
 Self recording
 Pronunciation correction
 OneNote

12. Use of SMART Board™ in
Kurdish Instruction
 Adaptation of authentic materials to create
meaningful, learner-centered activities that
keep students' focus and motivation to learn the
target Language.
 Use of available visual galleries to facilitate
learning.
 Example:

14. Movie

15. How to use movies for
classroom instruction
 Pick appropriate subject matter.
 Choose or edit a scene.
 Create activities related to the scene.
 Create questions about the scene.
 Have students write a synopsis in Hindi.

16. Benefits
 They make it easy to relate with day-to-day life of Indians living
in India and even outside
 Better understanding of culture and traditions
 Regional colloquialisms
 Entertainment value
 Easy tool for reinforcing classroom teaching

17. Music
• Music is an integral part of every
society. It is a very good source of
learning a foreign Language.
Some examples……

18. What can a student learn through
music?
 Consonants
 Vowels
 Grammar
 Vocabulary
 Numbers
 Etc.

19. Why SmartBoard?
 The interactive electronic whiteboard is great for demonstrations....
 The interactive electronic whiteboard is a colorful tool. Research indicates that students respond to displays where
color is employed...
 The board can accommodate different learning styles...
 All ages of students respond favorably to board use...
 Distance learning is an excellent setting for interactive whiteboard use...
 One-computer classrooms can maximize the use of limited computer access...
 The interactive whiteboard is an excellent tool for the constructivist educator...
 The boards are clean and attractive tools...
 Students with limited motor skills can enjoy board use...
 It is interactive...
 It can interface well with other peripherals....
 The board is great for meetings are lessons where the participants need printed copies...
 It is a kid magnet! ...

20. How?
 The teacher at the front of the class and the whole class
engaged together...
 It gives the teacher instant access to a vast array of
electronic resources...
 It enables seamless links to be made between the
technology and the subject material...
 Teachers are rethinking their approach to teaching...
 The flexibility and the scope for imaginative lesson
planning is huge...
 Pages can automatically be saved and can be printed,
emailed or even pasted into a website...
 The flipchart files can be updated or merged with other
Windows applications...

21. Summary

22. Conclusion
Well-designed multimedia helps learners build more accurate and
effective mental models than they do from text alone by providing:
1. Alternative perspectives
2. Active participation
3. Accelerated learning
4. Retention and application of knowledge
5. System understanding
6. Higher-order thinking
7. Autonomy and focus
8. Access to support information