Tips For Teachers In Choosing Instructional Media

Learning model is the oldest learning model conducted in person by someone with specific knowledge to another person or group of people. Such learning model is still in progress and can be found up to now. For example: in the world of martial or even religious education in an environment where a teacher educating students directly to the participants face to face. In this case, a teacher can only makes learning student participants with the knowledge of how to communicate verbally first and then guiding the learners to practice. Or, a student teacher makes learning the participants directly in the form of practice. Theoretical knowledge in the form of explanations given during or after practice. In such a learning model, the teacher is the primary learning resource and the only one for the learners. The presence of teachers is very crucial to the continuity of the learning activities.

Along with technological development, the different models applied learning in the classroom are also experiencing growth. A teacher should still remain one learning resource, but no longer as the sole source of learning for student participants. Teachers using other learning resource called the media to educate participants. In this regard, there are several models of learning that can be applied.

One model of learning is the teacher acts as a primary learning resource, but there are still others that can be delegated the role of teachers in instructional media. This means, there is a division of roles between teachers and instructional media.

The extent to which the division of roles between teachers and instructional media in organizing learning activities in class is determined by the teacher. It is possible it happened that the role of instructional media is very small, namely only as a complement or even just as a "patch" in which new media are used when the need or unable to attend the teachers teaching in the classroom. In this regard, there are no plans regarding the utilization of instructional media.

On the other hand, it is very important medium of learning or playing a dominant role in the learning activities. While teachers have only acted as a facilitator in the learning activities. Another alternative is a balanced division of roles between teachers and instructional media. In such circumstances, the use of instructional media actually done in a planned manner.

Before deciding to utilize the media in the learning activities in the classroom, teachers should make the selection of instructional media which would be used to accompany him in makes learning participant students. Here are some tips or considerations that can be used by teachers in conducting the selection of instructional media that will be used.

1. Adjust type Media with Curriculum Materials

When will choose the type of media will be developed or held, hence the need to consider is which type of subject matter contained in the curriculum which was considered to be supported by instructional media. Then, the study of what types of media considered appropriate to present the subject matter desired. Because one of the general principles of the selection / use of media is that no one type of media suitable or appropriate to disclose all material.

For example, English lessons. To listen or listen to the language skills (listening skills), the media are more appropriately used is an audio cassette media. While for language proficiency writing or grammar, then a more appropriate use of media is print media. Meanwhile, to teach students about ways to use the Organs of speech for said words or sentences (pronunciation), then the media would be more appropriate video.

Another example for biology lessons. To teach how the process of blood circulation or food digestion in the human body, then the video media is considered more appropriate to serve it. By using animation techniques, the media can show videos or visualize the process that can not be seen with the eyes of the subject matter relating to the process. Through media visualizations presented a video, then students will more easily understand the subject matter of the process of blood circulation or food digestion in the human body. Similarly, in explaining the profile of a wild animal's life, then the video media is more appropriate media types for serving it.

2. Affordability of Financing

In the development or procurement of instructional media should also consider the availability of the existing budget. Then if the teacher must create your own instructional media, they should think about whether there among fellow teachers who have the knowledge and skills to develop the required learning media. If not there, it needs to be explored how much it cost to manufacture the medium if it should be contracted out to others. But before contracted out to others, one thing to consider is whether learning the required media is not available in the market. If available on the market, if not faster, easier and cheaper if bought directly rather than makes learning production?

Another option is if the media of learning still needs long-term, so it is still possible to send the training of teachers making the desired media. In this regard, consideration should be concerning the amount of funding needed to deliver teacher training for the desired development of instructional media. In addition, it should also consider whether teachers who will be sent to follow the training still has adequate time to develop the necessary instructional media school. Does utilization of facilities already available at school? If not, what is the cost of procurement of equipment in such minimum amount.

3. Hardware Availability for Use of Instructional Media

There is no point in designing and developing any sophisticated media if not supported by the availability of equipment utilized in class. What means are available online instructional media in schools is not available if the computer device and connect to the internet facility which is also supported by the Local Area Network (LAN).

Conversely, the selection of instructional media simple (such as: media audio tapes) to be designed and developed will be very useful for equipment utilization are available at schools or easily available in the community. In addition, the source of energy needed to operate the equipment using simple media is also quite easy just by using dry batteries. In terms of the expertise or the expertise / skills needed to develop a simple media such as audio cassettes or transparency media for example is not too difficult to get it. It is not too hard to learn the ways of designing and developing simple media.

4. Availability of Instructional Media in the Market

Since the promotion and demonstration of a fascinating / enchanting or promise, for example, the school immediately attracted to purchase instructional media offered. But before buying a media learning (programs), schools must first purchase the hardware for its utilization. After learning of media utilization of equipment purchased was among the teachers do not exist or do not know how to operate the equipment means the utilization of instructional media is to be held. In addition, the learning media (program) itself proved difficult to obtain in the market for must be booked in advance for a certain period.

Then, it can happen that a medium of learning that has been ordered and studied, very little content, teaching material relevant to the needs of the students (very shallow). Conversely, it can also happen that the material is packaged in a medium of learning is very suitable and help facilitate students' understanding of course materials. However, the problem is that instructional media are difficult to obtain in the market.

5. Ease of Using Instructional Media

Another aspect which is also equally important to consider in the development or procurement of instructional media is the ease of use of teachers or learners. Not be very useful if developed their own instructional media or contracted manufacturing was not easy to be used, either by teachers or by learners. Media who have developed or purchased will only serve as showpieces in school. Or, take adequate time to train a particular teacher, so skillful use of media to operate the equipment.

How to create a Learning Environment For Media

Environment that exists around our children is one of learning resources that can be optimized to achieve the process and product quality education. The number of learning resources available in this environment is not limited, though generally not intentionally designed for educational purposes. This environment of learning resources will enrich insight and knowledge children because they learn is not limited by the four walls of classrooms, the truth is more accurate Moreover, because children can experience directly and can optimize the potential of our five senses to communicate with the environment. Learning activities may be more appealing to kids because the environment provides a wide range of learning resources and many options. Penchant to learn from an early age is very necessary capital base in order to prepare the community learning (learning societes) and human resources in the future. So many values and benefits can be gained from the environment as a source of learning in education, almost all themes can be learned from the environmental activities

Use the environment as a medium of learning has many advantages. Some advantages include:

* Reduce costs, because it uses objects that already exist in the environment
* Provide real experiences to the students, the lesson becomes more concrete, not verbalistik.
* Because these objects came from students, then these objects will be in accordance with the characteristics and needs of students. It also fits with the concept of contextual learning (contextual learning).
* More applicable lessons, learning materials obtained by students through the media environment is likely to be applied directly, because students will often see things or similar events in their daily living.
* Media environment provides hands-on experience to students. With the media environment, students can interact directly with objects, locations or events really naturally.
* More communicative, because objects and events in the environment students are usually easily digested by students, compared to the packaged media (designed).

By understanding the various advantages, we should be inspired to utilize as much as possible the environment around us to support our learning activities. Our environment and save different types of media sources to learn that almost limitless.

Benefits of Instructional Media

In general, the benefits of instructional media is to facilitate interaction between

teachers and students so that learning activities more affective and efficient. Meanwhile,

more specifically the benefits of instructional media is:

1. The delivery of learning materials can be standardized

With the help of instructional media, different interpretations among teachers can be

avoided and can reduce the information gap between students wherever located.

2. The learning process becomes more clear and interesting

Media can display information through sound, image, movement and color, either naturally or

manipulation, thus helping teachers to create a learning atmosphere becomes more lively, is

not monotonous and tedious.

3. The learning process becomes more interactive

With the impending communication media two-way active, whereas teachers tend to talk to the media

without a single direction.

4. Efficiency in time and labor

By media learning objectives will be easier with the maximal minimal time and effort.

Teachers do not have to explain the teaching material repeatedly, because with a single

grain using the media, students will more easily understand the lesson.

5. Improving the quality of student learning outcomes

Instructional media can help students absorb the material and learn more mandalam intact. If

by listening to verbal information from the teacher only, students do not understand the

lesson, but if enriched with activities to see, touch, feel and experience themselves

through the media, student understanding will be better.

6. Media enables the learning process can be done anywhere and anytime

Instructional media can be stimulated in such a way that students can make learning

activities more freely anywhere and anytime, without depending on a guru. We need realize

time is very limited study in school and in fact the most time outside the school

environment.

7. Media can foster positive attitudes toward students and learning materials

The learning process becomes more attractive that encourages students to love science and

love to find your own sources of knowledge.

8. Changing role of teachers towards a more positive and productive

Teachers can share the role with the media so much have time to pay attention to other

educational aspects, such as helping students' learning difficulties, the formation of

personality, motivating learning, etc.

Instructional Media

The term comes from the Latin media, which is the plural form of medium. Literally means a

broker or an introduction. General understanding is anything that can channel the

information from the source of information to recipients of information.

Media by AECT is anything that people use to distribute messages. While Gagne defines as a

type of component media in an environment that can stimulate their students to learn. Briggs

interpret the media as a tool to provide incentives for students so that learning occurs

The term describes the business learning more teachers to make their students' learning.

Learning activities could be meaningless if it does not produce on their students' learning

activities. Learning activities will only succeed if the learning is actively experience the

learning process. A teacher can not represent students' learning. A student can not be said

to have learned just because she was in one room with teachers who are teaching.

Teaching job does not always have to be interpreted as presenting lesson activities.

Although the presentation of the subject matter was part of the learning activities, but not

the only one. There are still many other ways that teachers can do to make students learn.

The role of the teacher should do is see to it that every student can interact actively with

the various sources of existing hall.

Instructional media is media that is used in learning, which include teachers in teaching

aids and other means of carrying messages from the source of learning to learn the message

recipient (the student). As a presenter and distributor of the message, the media learned in

certain matters could represent teacher learning information to students. If the

media program was designed and developed properly, then the function will be portrayed by

the media even without the presence of teachers.

The increasing role of the media often raise concerns to the teacher. But actually it does

not need to happen, there are many other tasks such as teachers: provide individual

attention and guidance to students who have been less attention. Teus this condition will

occur during the teacher thinks he is the only source of learning for students. If teachers

use various instructional media properly, teachers can share the role with the media. The

role of teachers will be more directed as a responsible manager of learning and create

conditions so that students can learn. For that more function teachers as advisors,

mentors, motivators and facilitators in teaching and learning activities.