Guidelines to support the design, and selection and appraisal of multimedia teaching aids for microbiology education.

ABSTRACT: Microbiology education has a serious handicap - the lack of visibility of the players of the subject and their interactions - which engenders a disproportionate reliance upon multimedia teaching aids (MTAs). The International Microbiology Literacy Initiative (IMiLI) is creating educational resources in societally-relevant microbiology complemented by appropriate MTAs. However, proper guidance supporting microbiology educators in locating and selecting, or commissioning the creation of, adequate MTAs for different target audiences and learning objectives is lacking. The aims of this study were to (i) identify important considerations regarding educational/didactical standards and the design of educational multimedia and (ii) create an evidence-based guideline for selecting and appraising ex

SUBMITTER: Van Beek R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11334907 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature