by Daniel Yost

1. Rich Media in Education
What is rich media?
It's easier to say what rich media is NOT:

2. Rich Media in Education
In very simple terms, rich media means
using several different kinds of media to
create a stimulating and interesting user
experience:

3. When is Rich Media Effective?
Research suggests that students with little
to no prior knowledge of the subject
benefit more from multimedia...
...whereas advanced learners with lots of
prior knowledge are more able to process
“traditional” learning methods.
Therefore, children and beginners
benefit more from use of multimedia
than people who are advanced.

4. When is Rich Media Effective?
When the subject is inherently boring.

5. When is Rich Media Effective?
When your students may be resistant to
learning.

6. When is Rich Media Effective?
When asking your students to use their new
knowledge creatively.

7. RM Experience Levels
Your ability to use multimedia can be broken
down into three levels:
Level I: I can find and use pre-existing
media

8. RM Experience Levels
Helpful hint: Download the free software
“YouTube Downloader HD” to download
YouTube videos to your computer. You
can then use them offline or edit them as
you want.

9. RM Experience Levels

10. RM Experience Levels
Level II: I can use and edit / compile pre-
existing media
Tools that come with Windows: Adobe Programs:
MS Paint Photoshop
Movie Maker Live Premier

11. RM Experience Levels
Helpful hint: If MS Office is a little too
expensive for you, OpenOffice is a good
free alternative.

12. RM Experience Levels
Helpful hint: If MS Office is a little too
expensive for you, OpenOffice is a good
free alternative.

13. RM Experience Levels
Level III: I can create my own media

14. RM Experience Levels
Helpful hint: Use the “PrtSc” button to send
a shot of your screen to the clipboard. You
can then paste it into MS Paint,
Photoshop, or any other image editing
software.

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Hit “PrtSc” > Open MS Paint > Paste

16. RM Experience Levels
Helpful hint II: Video capture software will
allow you to do this with video as well.

17. RM Experience Levels

18. Be Careful!
Common problems:
Not using enough multimedia to engage a
beginner learner.
Using too much multimedia with advanced
learners, when just text would be more
efficient.
Making great media, but not documenting
the students' reactions or what they
learned.

19. A Nice Example:
As you watch the following video, be
prepared to answer the following
questions:
What problems does he point out in this
video?
Have you personally experienced any of
those problems in the classroom?
How do you think some of those problems
could be solved?

20. A Nice Example:

21. A Nice Example:
As you watch the following video, be
prepared to answer the following
questions:
What problems does he point out in this
video?
Have you personally experienced any of
those problems in the classroom?
How do you think some of those problems
could be solved?