Module: Multimedia & Educational Innovation

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Multimedia & Educational Innovation
Module Code	EDU1098 (ITS: ES512)
Faculty	STEM Ed, Innov, Global Studies	School	DCU Institute of Education
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	10

Description

Educators and trainers need support and education to make best use of digital technologies to enhance teaching and learning. Educators also need to develop their own digital portfolio to demonstrate their professional development. Participants will learn to design a storyboard and create educational multimedia resources to support their teaching and learning. Key skills will include video planning, production and editing, podcasts, animation, slide show, voice-overs and the creative use of other technologies. The educational multimedia resources will be developed with an understanding of learner needs and context, key design elements, and approaches to evaluate and improve on the educational resource. .

Learning Outcomes

1. Visual Design for learning and online learning.
2. Develop Digital skills for the design of learning resources and activities.
3. Create multimedia resources/artefacts for the workplace e.g. all levels of the education system as well as for training, health, industry, government and state agencies.
4. Explain how multimedia resource can enhance learning and teaching.
5. Discuss forms of evaluation for multimedia resources/artefacts.
6. Reflect on own learning and recognise areas of success and areas for improvement.
7. Engage the imagination and creativity.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	28	Video, Phography
Assignment Completion	42	Using a range of multimedia tools.
Online activity	12	discussion
Independent Study	73	own learning
Assessment Feedback	8	Adobe Connect.
Online activity	18	Reflective journals
Group work	6	Video
Total Workload: 187

Section Breakdown
CRN	20366	Part of Term	Semester 2
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Yvonne Crotty	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Digital Project	Digital production.	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Multimedia authoring.
Creatively use multimedia tools to develop resources.

Principles of visual design.
Effective design.

Types of media
Graphics, images, sound, video.

Individual and Group work.
Team work and personal approach to learning.

Indicative Reading List

Books:

Costello, Vic,: 2017, Multimedia foundations: core concepts for digital design, New York: Routledge,
Davis, Torria,: 2015, Visual design for online learning, San Francisco, California : Jossey-Bass,
Robinson, K. and Aronica, L.: 2010, The Element, Penguin,
St. Clair, Ralf: 2015, Creating courses for adults: design for learning, San Francisco, [California] : Jossey-Bass,
David Bohm: 2005, On Creativity, Routledge,
Golombisky, K. and Hagen, R.: 2010, White Space is Not Your Enemy, Focal Press,
Tettegah, Sharon Y. editor; Gartmeier, Martin, editor: 2016, Emotions, technology, design, and learning, Amsterdam: Academic Press,,
Csikszentmihalyi, M.: 2008, FLOW:, Harper Perennial,
Bowen, Tracey; Whithaus, Carl: 2013, Multimodal Literacies and Emerging Genres, Pittsburgh PA : University of Pittsburgh Press,
Meyer, Anne, author; Rose, David H., author; Gordon, David, author: 2014, Universal design for learning: theory and practice, Wakefield, Massachusetts : CAST Professional Publishing,
Mor, Yisha: 2014, Practical design patterns for teaching and learning with technology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands : Sense Publishers,
Malamed, Connie,: 2015, Visual design solutions: principles and creative inspiration for learning professionals, Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley,

Articles:
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Other Resources

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