Preparing Teachers to Use New Media Visual Communications in Education

Authors

  • Tatyana Yarkova Tyumen State University
  • Irina Cherkasova Tyumen State University
  • Albina Timofeeva Tyumen Industrial University, branch in Tobolsk
  • Vladimir Cherkasov Tyumen State University
  • Vladimir Yarkov Tyumen State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v12i02.6133

Keywords:

Educational technologies, New media, Teaching activities, Teacher training, Visual communications

Abstract


In recent years new media visual communications have become predominant in the built environment of today's children. This study sought to examine the pedagogical potential of visual communications and to find out how the traditional technology in children's training and education contradict the influence of new media technologies on the educational process. The opinions and attitudes of school teachers (N=150) towards the problem as well as documents and teaching materials were analyzed. The research demanded use of direct and indirect observations, questionnaires, self-analysis, and observation of the results of activity. A monitoring protocol, profiles, and materials for meaningful evaluation of products for teaching were developed. The obtained results showed that there is a narrowness of understanding of visual communications by teachers; uniformity in visual presentation of educational materials; lack of a system in multimedia application; and repetition in the creation and use of visual content. The results suggest that it is necessary to change not only the content and methods of training prospective teachers, but also their thinking.

Author Biographies

Tatyana Yarkova, Tyumen State University

Full doctor, professor

Irina Cherkasova, Tyumen State University

associate professor

Albina Timofeeva, Tyumen Industrial University, branch in Tobolsk

associate professor

Vladimir Cherkasov, Tyumen State University

associate professor

Vladimir Yarkov, Tyumen State University

associate professor

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Published

2017-02-28

How to Cite

Yarkova, T., Cherkasova, I., Timofeeva, A., Cherkasov, V., & Yarkov, V. (2017). Preparing Teachers to Use New Media Visual Communications in Education. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 12(02), pp. 4–15. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v12i02.6133

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