vcc.ca
PIDP 3240: Media Enhanced Learning
Effective date
January 2023
Department
Provincial Instructor Diploma
School
Library, Language, and Teaching and Learning
Description
The Media Enhanced Learning course enables participants to create, select, use and justify media, technology and tools for their various teaching and learning environments. The course emphasizes the application of media related concepts, copyright laws, media approaches and learning theories in the creation and selection of instructional media. Participants will investigate the current trends and issues, and will work with a wide range of instructional media tools.
Credits
3.0
Year of study
3rd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Adhere to relevant laws and guidelines when selecting and creating material to uphold professional standards.
- Determine how current trends and issues in the use of learning technologies impact teaching and learning.
- Select, create and use appropriate learning technologies to support learning in a variety of delivery formats.
- Provide rationale for the selection of learning technologies.
- Apply critical reflective practices to concepts and issues associated with learning technologies.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
1. Actual curriculum products / portfolio created and used by the applicant in their workplace which are judged equivalent to the curriculum documents required in the PIDP 3240 course assignments.
2. A successful interview with the SIE Department Head or one of the full-time SIE faculty.
3. An essay in which the applicant describes the development of their thinking related to the themes, issues, and concepts of the 3240 course.
2. A successful interview with the SIE Department Head or one of the full-time SIE faculty.
3. An essay in which the applicant describes the development of their thinking related to the themes, issues, and concepts of the 3240 course.
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 45
Total Hours: 45
Total Hours: 45
Instructional Strategies
This course is taught online only. The primary instructional strategies for the course are instructor-made videos, discussion forums, group work, independent self-directed research and reflective writing.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
20 |
Instructional Video or Podcast |
|
Assignments |
30 |
Instructional Media Assignment 1 (students may choose from a variety of formats) |
|
Project |
30 |
Instructional Media Assignment 2 (students may choose from a variety of formats) |
|
Other |
20 |
Reflective Writing |
Course topics
- Operational definitions
- Creative commons guidelines and copyright law
- Characteristics of different media/tech/tools
- Trends and Issues in technology and tools
- Models for selecting media/technology/tools
- Impact of conceptual frameworks on selecting media/technology/tools
- Instructional technology and tools (e.g. blogs, wikis, clickers)
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.