Instructional Media Evaluation Matrix
This is designed to offer some ideas on how to evaluate your content and select a media delivery method that best fits.
Instructional Goal of Media
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Type of Information
Textual
Media Delivery Options
- Text
Examples
- Textbook chapter
- Academic article
Type of Information
- Visual
- Auditory
- Could be textual
Media Delivery Options
- Video
- Screencast
- Slide presentation
- Annotated slides
- Annotated screencast
Examples
- Video on how to start an IV drip on a patient
- Self-made screen recording on how to add files to a shared drive
- Slide presentation with timed elements and narration detailing steps to complete DNA extraction of a strawberry
- Screencast demo steps to solve an equation
Type of Information
- Visual
- Textual
Media Delivery Options
- Illustration
- Slide presentation
- Screencast
Examples
- Annotated illustration of the heart
- Screencast of a slide presentation with animated build of parts of speech in a sentence
Type of Information
- Textual
- Visual
- Auditory
Media Delivery Options
- Video recording
- Audio recording
- Zoom video conference interview
- Case study: text or text + visuals
- Podcast
Examples
- TedTalks video from Pixar story writers
- Recorded or live Zoom video conference with nonprofit
- Youtube videos, 1st person perspectives
Type of Information
- Textual
- Visual
- Auditory
Media Delivery Options
- Zoom conference
- Audio recording
- Text document
- Screen recording
Examples
- Zoom conference live with students to go over their project proposals
- Shared Google doc with your comments and suggestions
- Record audio response to student assignments
Type of Information
- Textual
- Numerical
- Visual
- Auditory
Media Delivery Options
- Video recording
Examples
- Slide lecture recording of law instructor applying tax law concepts to a case example
- Screen recording of instructor applying the formula to solve quadratic equations
- Learning glass video