Digital Media

 

This week, I have been studying digital media and its power to enhance teaching pedagogy. Digital media comes in various formats such as image, audio and video (Marryville, 2021). Each type of media has a diverse characteristic that when implemented can enhance learning and cater for the more diverse learners in your classrooms (Relojo-Howell, 2020).

Students from this generation have been using digital technologies and digital media platforms since an early age resulting in tech savvy individuals (Molla, 2019). Because of this, it is important to use their strengths in technology to your advantage as a teacher and implement digital learning into your classrooms.

Here are some simple ways I can use digital media as a HPE teacher:

Images for learning:

By using imagery, students can get a visual representation of the skill before being bombarded with the many written steps required to perform the specific skill with correct technique.

I would go that next step forward by incorporating audio learning and linking the topic with video learning. For this example, I would incorporate an introduction of the skill, rules and techniques on how to throw a javelin.

Video one: Rules of javelin.
Video two: How to throw a javelin. 

By watching a video the students get a representation of the skill and how the skill is performed practically. Students also have the ability to take down key notes and gain confidence in technique before jumping straight into throwing a javelin. 

After the videos are complete, the teacher can question students on what they have just learnt and what key notes are there. This will promote effective questioning that links in with the learning intention of the specific task. 

You can link in digital learning to enhance your practicals lessons, for example instead of just having your students throw a javelin and simply retrieving it. You can have your students: (not limited).

·        -  Record their distances to create graphs/calculate averages on Microsoft Excel.

·        -  Record videos to show technique/form/best throws.

·        -  Take photos for progressions for portfolios.

·        -  The students can do voice recordings over tutorials on technique.

All tasks can create student and class collaboration. This powered with the use of digital tools makes the learning more enjoyable and more engaging hence enhancing student learning (Relojo-Howell, 2020). 

References:

Marryville. (2021). Retrieved from What Is Digital Media? All You Need to Know About This Booming Industry: https://online.maryville.edu/blog/what-is-digital-media/

Molla, R. (2019, 10 15). Recode. Retrieved from Generation Z doesn’t always want to hear from you: https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/10/15/20915352/generation-z-technology-attitudes-optimism-always-reachable-survey-gfk

Relojo-Howell, D. (2020, 07 12). How Can Social Media Help Education? Retrieved from Psychreg: https://www.psychreg.org/social-media-education/

Youtube. (2019). Retrieved from Rule of Javelin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY6BjY-5BVI

Youtube. (2021). Retrieved from How to throw a Javelin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc9AmWIt9hw