Using Digital Media Digital Media in Education

Using Digital Media: Digital Media for Teaching and Learning

What are Digital Media?

Digital media are defined as one or a combination of still images

and graphics, moving images including video and audio in a

digital form

Images, audio and video can be

used to:

❶improve retention, by delivering

information both verbally and non-

verbally

❷ aid understanding through the

use of figures and diagrams,

❸ make your teaching materials

aesthetically pleasing and provide

variety,

❹ provide visual or audible context

to reinforce ideas

Why use them in teaching? “Digital media is flexible and has a wide range of application in

teaching and learning including facilitating communication and

enabling rich feedback.”

JISC

The first port of call for many people may be the internet, but copying

images and media has copyright implications and you may need

permission of a licence for this activity.

Finding and Using Digital Media that are Fit for Teaching

Using Digital Media: Digital Media in Education

More information: blogs.lse.ac.uk/lti/

lti.support@lse.ac.uk

LTI runs workshops on finding and using digital media

Go to LSE’s training system for more information

Social Media in Research

“social media is not just marketing for

academic work. Social media platforms

can inform every step of the research

process: helping faculty get a pulse on

movement in their industry, providing

feedback during research and then

assisting in the promotion of the published

work.”

Guardian Higher Education

Ways to find out more

Show a broadcast TV or radio programme for

teaching purposes with the ERA Licence

Use Box of Broadcasts, an immense library of

TV and radio broadcasts or to schedule your own

recordings for use in teaching.

Check out LTI’s list of multimedia resources

for use in educational settings

Digital Media at LSE

Some artists and authors are happy for

people to use and adapt their content and

may choose to licence it under a Creative

Commons Licence.

These licences mean, provided you abide

by certain conditions, you are free to use

and adapt the content.

If you wish to find material licenced under

Creative Commons visit the Creative

Commons Search website.

Other sources