eJournal Entry 6: Selecting Instructional Media -- by Ami Stovall

Instructional Media

Selecting instructional material includes all the materials and raw means an instructor might use to apply instruction and facilitate students' success of prescribed instructional goals in a subject matter. For my supplemental course, I will connect the learners in the Introduction to Chemistry Problem Solving using the Metric & United States Common System (USCS) using a variety of instructional media such as the textbook for reference, handouts, marker board and markers, scientific/graphing calculator, computer, interactive video software, PowerPoint files, videos, screenshots and images, sample quizzes and exams with associated answer keys as well as synchronous and asynchronous interactive, guided inquiry presentations.

Instructional Materials used for course development and content delivery:

Type of Instructional Media	Use to facilitate learning
Audio	Podcast, microphone, audio-recordings
Audiovisual	YouTube, video, live streaming, PowerPoint presentations, multimedia
Digital / Interactive	Tablets, scientific / graphing calculators, computers, tablets, mobile phones, learning management systems and other learning software
Print	Textbook, handouts, study guides, notes, markerboard, markers
Visual	Markerboard, whiteboard, images, charts, tables, transparencies video recordings

I will include the use of my instructional materials via a course calendar / schedule that will guide the learners through the prescribed content. The delivery of these instructional materials will be setup within the course for the purpose of guiding the students through the subject matter content in smaller “chunks” that are organized and outlined within the course calendar with the purpose to optimize the time needed for the students to learn the content within the directed period of instructional time. The instructional materials will be used by the educator to facilitate the learning experience for the students while simplifying the teaching by the teacher. These instructional materials will be setup and facilitated in such a way that encourage the learners to learn using visual aids and audio-visual aids to help enhance the learners’ experiences as they proceed through the content in an organized and cumulative fashion as guided by the teacher as their facilitator to help students comprehend the subject matter content.

I will use these instructional materials and design them within the course content in such a way to be relevant to the learners as well as the subject matter being learned. In addition, I will ensure through the design and setup of these instructional materials that the students can navigate through the materials in a timely manner prescribed by the course guidelines. I will also ensure that the materials that are created to learn the subject matter for the learners is setup and design so to be appealing to the learners so that they will understand the materials. It will be enough to guide the learners through the content, but not be overwhelming to these learners. As the instructional designer, I want to make sure that the instructional materials that are being created for the course are balanced and enough so that the students can meet the necessary learning objectives set by the instructor.