Multimedia in preschool: an additional opportunity for educational equal
by Greet Decin, Department Teacher Training, KHLeuven, Belgium
Multimedia in preschool: an additional opportunity for educational equal
by Greet Decin, Department Teacher Training, KHLeuven, Belgium
An important task for today’s educators is stimulating children to explore/discover the world, a world which is becoming more and more ‘multimedia-rich’. The dominance of language literacy has disappeared. Education, including preschool education, needs to adapt to this change. What does multimedia literacy means for preschool? Is it an opportunity or a threat? What can you achieve?
by Greet Decin, Department Teacher Training, KHLeuven, Belgium
An important task for today’s educators is stimulating children to explore/discover the world, a world which is becoming more and more ‘multimedia-rich’. The dominance of language literacy has disappeared. Education, including preschool education, needs to adapt to this change. What does multimedia literacy means for preschool? Is it an opportunity or a threat? What can you achieve?
Multimedia in preschool: an additional opportunity towards equal Opportunities in education by Chris Mazarese, Nele Vanuytven, Greet Decin, Evelien Buyse
Multimedia in preschool: an additional opportunity towards equal Opportunities in education by Chris Mazarese, Nele Vanuytven, Greet Decin, Evelien Buyse
The objectives of this practice-based project are fourfold. Firstly, it investigates how multimedia literacy of preschool children (3 to 5 year olds) can be stimulated. Secondly, it aims at understanding the influence of multimedia literacy on their world exploration. Do children exhibit a higher level of wellbeing, involvement, active language skills, social competence, self-regulation, creativity, artistic expression and dealing with audiovisual materials while exploring the world? Thirdly, the potential of multimedia to support the children’s personal development is assessed, with particular emphasis on young children with extra needs. Finally, the project aims to reduce the technological fear experienced by preschool teachers, as well as students and lecturers in preschool teacher education, through increasing their understanding of multimedia literacy.
The objectives of this practice-based project are fourfold. Firstly, it investigates how multimedia literacy of preschool children (3 to 5 year olds) can be stimulated. Secondly, it aims at understanding the influence of multimedia literacy on their world exploration. Do children exhibit a higher level of wellbeing, involvement, active language skills, social competence, self-regulation, creativity, artistic expression and dealing with audiovisual materials while exploring the world? Thirdly, the potential of multimedia to support the children’s personal development is assessed, with particular emphasis on young children with extra needs. Finally, the project aims to reduce the technological fear experienced by preschool teachers, as well as students and lecturers in preschool teacher education, through increasing their understanding of multimedia literacy.
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