Tertiary Catalogue
Education and Training
Teaching Social Studies in Online, Blended and Flipped Classrooms
Using Digital Media to Teach Social Studies
Discover evidenced based practical approaches to teaching and learning in social studies classes in online, blended and flipped classrooms.
Creating Videos in Social Studies Classes
Using Digital Media to Teach Social Studies
Educators, discover how and why you should incorporate the production of video into social studies classes, and how your students can make a real impact in the world around them by using these skills to become citizen journalists.
Media Literacy in the Social Studies Classroom
Using Digital Media to Teach Social Studies
Educators , discover how media literacy can be taught/learned within all social studies classes.
Best Practice use of Media When Teaching Economics
Using Digital Media to Teach Social Studies
Educators share their tips and tricks for successfully using media in their social studies classes when teaching economics.
Best Practice use of Media When Teaching History
Using Digital Media to Teach Social Studies
Renee Shaw hears from educators who share their tips and tricks for successfully using media in their social studies classes when teaching history.
Making Social Studies Relevant to Digital Natives
Using Digital Media to Teach Social Studies
Educators, learn about how post millennials engage with media and how, by embracing the use of media in social studies classes, can be a useful tool to motivate and engage students in their learning.
Open Educational Resources
Using Digital Media to Teach Social Studies
Learn about the different types of open tools and resources that are available to educators and the things to look for when looking for resources - particularly media online.
Enhancing Social Studies Classes Using Podcasts
Using Digital Media to Teach Social Studies
Educators, learn how and why you should use podcasts in your social studies classrooms. Learn how to evaluate podcasts for classroom use and how to use them to motivate and engage those you teach.
Inquiry Based Learning with Digital Media
Using Digital Media to Teach Social Studies
Educators, learn how to plan and facilitate inquiry based learning approaches with digital media & technologies in the social studies classroom.
Using Media to Develop Critical Thinking Skills
Using Digital Media to Teach Social Studies
In this video educators will learn about how to develop critical thinking skills in their social studies classes using media, such as: compare claims, assess credibility and reflect on one’s own process of reasoning.
Questioning Techniques for Talking About Media
Using Digital Media to Teach Social Studies
In this video educators will learn how to develop questioning skills in their students by learning how to effectively ask questions of sources.
Multimedia Cognitive Load Theory
Using Digital Media to Teach Social Studies
Discover more about the multimedia cognitive load theory, and how to apply the principles to create presentations and instructional videos that can reduce cognitive load to better convey ideas and aid learning.