“ [when] a source tells, dramatizes or otherwise disseminates information to learners” The communication is controlled by the source of information
of the information source: Teacher Textbook Internet site Audiotape Video
Advantages Limitations Present once Difficult for some students Note-taking strategies Potentially boring Information sources Note-taking difficulty Student presentations Age appropriateness
Use a video to present the information
Learning Center
Audio + Text
Whiteboard
Overhead  and  PowerPoint
 
 

Instructional Strategies