Lesson 16:Using the Project-based Learning Multimedia as a Teaching-Learning Strategy

In teaching, when you plan for a lesson, you always begin by clarifying your goals and objectives. It is important to choose appropriate objectives when using project-based multimedia learning. Much time is required in using this strategy so it is very important to consider a realistic amount of time. Aside from that, it is also important to determine the available resources which could be library materials, community resources, internet, and news media. Simkims suggested few points to trim down time:

 

• use technology students already know
• use time outside of class wherever possible.
• assign skills practice as homework.
• use " special classes" as extra time.
• let students compose text and select and prepare graphics and sounds as they plan.

The students may possibly make original research themselves and you can let them but you have to make clear to them the policy and limitations on decision- makings for smooth working relations. Then plan how to evaluate the output of your students.

After having done all the preliminaries, make a time frame for your students to follow along. Sikims again suggested a time-frame which covers:

1. Before the project starts
2. Introducing the project
3. Learning the technology
4. Preliminary research and planning
5. Concept design and storyboarding
6. First draft production
7. Assessing, testing, and finalizing presentations
8. Concluding activites