What is educational media?
The term “media” refers to photos, graphics, video, audio, and interactive modules. Educational media supports learning by enhancing, illustrating, reinforcing, and strengthening content and context. It can help you enhance your teaching approach, tap into different styles of learning, and increase student engagement. Educational media is a key way to augment the learning experience!
Using educational media
Canvas courses can be improved by adding:
- videos
- images
- sounds
- graphs/charts
- presentations
Presentations, interactive modules, and websites can be improved by adding:
- videos
- images
- sounds
Learning about media formats
Informing yourself about media formats and file types will empower you to get the best results when using educational media. A&II’s guide to media formats and file types can help you get off to a good start.
Getting support in using educational media