LESSON 16

Using the Project-Based Learning Multimedia As A Teaching -Learning Strategy

In teaching when you plan for a lesson you always begin by clarifying your goals and objectives. It is important to choose appropriate objectives when using project based multimedia learning learning. Much time is required in using this strategy so it is very important to consider a realistic amount of time.

Project-based multimedia learning is one instructional strategy that we can use and may also include non-technical projects lecture and note talking writing and artistic or creative project-based multimedia learning strategy in teaching English process through distance education.

1. It is a powerful motivator students engaged in the creating in multimedia.

2. It makes teachers look for and apply methods that optimize learning effect.

3. It makes teachers structure the form of materials.

Distance education is a multimedia education uses for educational purpose email textbook video conferences a computerized slide show website and taking part in discussion in focus groups.

Focus groups are organized discussion with selected group of people with objective of gaining information about there views and experiences on a topic.

The main benefit of focus groups is there is a ability to collect the data to observe the information and then to analyze it Focus groups are feelings and teaching because of the group synergy generated in discussion.

The primary goal of a focus group is to establish and facilitate discussion. This case focus groups are being use after getting the basic the knowledge on subject to interpret and analyzed the given information.

The various phases of the project include: before the project starts, introduction of the project, learning the technology, preliminary research and planning, concept design and story boarding, first draft production, assessing, testing, and finalizing presentations and concluding activities. The suggested steps for each phase were outlined in this lesson.

There are steps on the process of multimedia creations

Planning - setting a goal, choosing a theme, specifying the purpose.


Researching - collecting information from a variety of sources.


Organizing - arranging and displaying the ideas (writing, layout, graphics, etc.


Developing - putting everything into the computer


Communicating - Presenting the project to an audience


Evaluating - what worked? what needs improvement?



Don't be turned off by the many steps presented here on using project-based multimedia learning. Just bear in mind that we use the strategy to enable the student to remember and understand better content as they perform real-world tasks such as researching for answers problems, analyzing, assessing, making decisions, working with others. You are not tied to the steps shown here. Provided you know what you want to accomplish, common sense will tell you how to get there. But every beginner needs a road map to simply her task. After your first venture into project-based multimedia learning, you may be able to come up with a more simple road map.