Classroom Instructional

Materials

EPE 222

Educational Technology 1

Direct, Purposeful Experiences and BeyondDirect experiences are

firsthand experiences that serve as the foundation of learning. The opposite of direct experiences are indirect or vicarious experiences.

Direct experiences lead us to concept formation and abstraction. We should not end our lesson knowing only the concrete. We go beyond the concrete by reaching the level of abstract concepts.

Teaching with Contrived Experiences

Contrived Experiences – edited copies of reality and are used as substitutes for real things when it is not practical or not possible to bring or do the real thing in the classroom.

Models Mock up Specimen Object Simulation Game

Teaching with Dramatized Experiences

Dramatized experiences can range from the formal plays, pageants to less formal tableau, pantomime, puppets and role-playing.

Demonstrations in TeachingThings need to remember in doing a demonstration:1. Get and sustain the interest of our audience2. Keep our demonstration simple, focused and clear3. Do not hurry nor drag out the demonstration4. Check for understanding in the process of demonstration5. Conclude with a summary6. Hand out written materials at the of the demonstration

Making the Most of Community Resources and Field Trips

Planning a field trip includes these steps:1. Preplanning by the teacher2. Preplanning with others going on the trip3. Taking the field trip itself4. Post field trip follow up activities

The Power of Film, Video and TV in the Classroom

The film, video and TV are powerful instructional tools. When they are used appropriately and moderately, they can make the teaching- learning process more concrete, lively, colourful and interactive.

It contributes to a more lasting learning because of its visual, audio and motion effects. These effects make learning fun.

However, misuse and abuse of their use in the classroom and even at home has far reaching damaging effects in the development of children’s imaginative and thinking powers and sensitivity to human life.

The most significantly cited weakness of the TV is the effect of TV violence on people’s aggressive behaviour.

Teaching with Visual Symbols

Like a picture, a graph and all other visual symbols, are worth a thousand words. The proper use of visual symbols will contribute to optimum learning.

Visual symbols come in many forms-• Drawing• Cartoons• Strip drawing (comic strip)• Diagram• Map• Chart• Graph