I'm looking forward to our discussion tonight in class to followup our online discussion about Methods and Media. As I read Dick and Carey's Chapter 8 on Developing an Instructional Strategy I couldn't help but say AMEN! to their comments on Methods setting a foundation for the Media. Read on:
- page 165 Macro strategy (methods) vs. micro strategies (media)
- page 166 "Delivery systems and instructional strategies are not synonymous. A delivery system (media) is only part of an overall instructional strategy, and novice instructional designers must guard against being seduced by flashy technologies and ending up ascribing far too much weight to how instruction is packaged and delivered at the expense of the careful planning of the teaching-learning activities that should be included in the instruction."
- page 195 "This example illustrates the point of view in this chapter that media are useful to the extent that they effectively carry required learning components of an instructional strategy."
- page 195 "First, research on effects of media on students' learning...generally concludes that the medium itself does not make s significant difference in how much students learn. Clark's (1983) review of research established the basic argument that the design of instruction rather than the medium used to deliver it determines student learning."
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