curriculum designing through multimedia

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Curriculum Designing

throughMultimedia

By

Dr. Desai Karanam GiriLecturer in English

Sur Vocational Training Centre


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Overview

1. Introduction

2. Curriculum designing and

multimedia

3. Independent learning

4. CALL

5. Conclusion


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Introduction

Curriculum has different meanings to different people.

It is based on a set of values and beliefs about what

students should learn.

It takes into account expected learning outcomes,

associated learning and teaching tasks, assessment

and evaluation.

In modern parlance curriculum designing is known asconstructive alignment.

Constructive alignment is what we ask students to do

must relate to what we want them to learn.


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Students point of view of curriculum

Source: Prideaux, D. (2003) ABC of learning and teaching in medicine


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Thinking Curriculum

Process of constructing knowledge by linking

intellectually stimulating content to real-world

contexts.

Inspires students self-motivated learning and equips

them with cross-discipline skills in problem solving,

self-monitoring, reading and study strategies and

critical thinking.

Inclusive course design anticipates a diversity of

learning styles and abilities.


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Curriculum designing

Top-down strategy or bottom-up process

limitations and advantages.

The lacunae in the prescribed may be felt by

teacher as well as learner.

Teachers self-made course-ware as

supplementary or complementary and can be

collaborative work.

Involvement of teacher desirable for

professional growth and an important aspect

of teacher expertise.


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Multimedia

Multimedia is combination of sound, graphics, animation, and video

with traditional media such as text.

Multimedia provides the necessary optimal input and practice

activities, and the classroom provides the human element

where the language models come to life and are extended in a

social context. (Knowles, 2004)

Media materials can lend authenticity to the classroom

situation, reinforcing for students the direct relation

between the language classroom and the outside world.

(Brinton, 2001)

provides rich, authenticated and up-to-date materials and attractive

and a friendly interface.


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Curriculum designing and multimedia

Classify and organize effectively and make choices to

suit the needs and accommodate studentsrequest.

Contents must include variety of topics, viewpoints

and literary styles and should achieve interactionbetween teachers and students, among the

students, and between students and modern

technology.

Study the material in advance from students point ofview.

Multimedia classes provide excellent stimulus for oral

work.


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Curriculum designing and multimedia

Multimedia provides variety in presenting and

practicing new language.

Motivation, element of choice, preferred

learning style and safe environment.

Plenty of CD-ROM collectionscollection and

assembly is not problem, but use of it is.

Element of inflexibilitymost of CD-ROMs do

not allow to create own exercises.


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Internet and multimedia make enormous

impact on language teaching and learningaccess to diverse resources.

Time consuming but plenty of resources and

tremendous response from learners.

make a pool of resources and distribute

selected e-text / video / audio materials.

Assign the tasks of preparing the

presentations.


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Harmonious relationship between learner and teacher to develop

increasing learner responsibility.

Relinquish control of decision-making.

Teachers organization, instructional techniques develop the

attitudes, skills and knowledge of autonomous learning.

Instructional techniques, strategies and approaches must be based

on collaboration.

Instructional approaches are a) Divergent thinking, b) Concept

mapping, c) Journal writing, d) Learning centres, e) Inquiryprocess, f) Independent research and g) Student-teacher

conferences.


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Demonstrate how to learn independently, encourage, support

and provide feedback with the role of a patient facilitator.

Independent learning is a cyclical processlearn a skill at

one level, use the skill to learn other skills or content

and repeat the cycle.

Independent learning demands learners responsibility fortheir own learning.

Individual responsibility springs from the belief that learning

can be affected by efforta critical factor leads to

perseverance.

finally the environment created by school or college promotes

the behaviour.


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CALL (Computer Assisted Language

Learning)

Great opportunity to make lessons effective

and extensive.Programs are user-friendly.

No intricacies of computers involved.

Three skills are evaluated.

Power point presentations or paperpresentations provide oral tasks.


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Conclusion

Curriculum through multimedia make learners moreindependent and provides improved motivation.

Less live presentation of the factual material.

More advisory, consultative and corrective work withlearners.

Selection of appropriate materials for various levels.

Create environment to develop independent learning.

Modern tools help effectivelysuccess depends on

teachers and students in exploiting / exploring them.


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