Chapter 10

Mastering Media and Other Visuals

In This Chapter

arrow Selecting the best media or visual to do the job

arrow Selecting and using visuals

arrow Using powerful visuals that add to the learning

arrow Exploring the possibilities in the other media: social

arrow Looking like a pro using specific media techniques in training

Apicture is worth a thousand words. Of course this is a cliché, but it tells you exactly what this chapter is all about. I touch lightly on visuals in Chapter 5, but in this chapter, I focus entirely on visuals: what’s available to you, why you should use them, how to design them, and most important, how to use them with your learners.

Before you begin this chapter, consider the expertise you have now by using the self-evaluation in Table 10-1.

Table 10-1 Evaluate Your Audiovisual Expertise

Use this scale to evaluate your expertise when using visuals in the classroom.

  1. No expertise; heck, I’m not even sure I know what you mean!
  2. Minimal expertise; pretty darn average.
  3. Expert; I ...

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