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SIrION FRASER UNIVERSI
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
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COURSE DIRECTOR:
EDUCATION
463-4
(EDUCATIONAL MEDIA) ?
EDWARD BAKONY
COURSE OUTLINE
Prerequisites: EDUC 40J402
Texts:
Brown, Lewis and Harcleroad
A-Il INSTRUCTION. MATERIALS AND METHODS
and
Brown and Lewis
A-V INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY MANUAL
The ap
p
lication of media to the methodologies of teaching,
learning and curriculum design; development of instructional
materials in lab settings.
The course will embody studies in communications theory,
through lectures, readings, screenings and seminars, centred
on the integration of media in education. These studies will
be the context for assigned lab projects in the development
and design of instructional materials: film, photography, audio
and videotapes, graphics and other classroom materials. Assess-
ing their effectiveness will be an empirical element in their
design. The objective of the course is to introduce students
to the ijossibilities of media in education.
The primary focus will be the rationale of educational
media as communication in a humanistic vein. Studies of the
work of George Gerbner 9
Marshall McLuhan, Ingmar Bergman,
Donal Theall 9
S.I. Hayakawa and others will be related to media
design for practical classroom objectives : Achievement of en-
lightment 9
motivation, discrimination, concept learning, problem
solving and other goals.
Overall orientation will be George C-erbners concept of
educational media as a communications process: appearances
(phenomena) 9 interpreting experiences (observation
9
perceptions,
learning), and the interpersonal and social context in which
appearances and experiences are symbolized, transmitted and
shared. The ideal outcome of this process is for the teacher
to have created a common learning experience which his or her,
students can share.
Attendance and participation are vital. Cognizance will
be taken of student concerns. Term projects will be announced
at the beginning of the course. Evaluation will be based on
participation and on quality of theoretical and practical work
submitted.