The present study describes a suggested learning context of three courses for educational technology students/teachers at the Faculty of Education, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. Traditionally, courses of educational technology, in the Faculty of Education, were developed in a pure abstracted method despite of its practical nature. Consequently, the present study aims to encouraging the concepts and values of sustainable development in three courses, which are: Photographing; Multimedia Authoring; and Projection Devices. The researcher used the project-based methodology instead of the traditional way of teaching. In the Photographing course, in addition to mastering photographing skills, students were asked to design a booklet based on photos that represent relevant phenomena to agricultural and environmental issues. Similarly, in the Multimedia Authoring course, they produced multimedia presentations of sustainable development values. Furthermore, in the Projection Devices course, students designed economical alternatives for educational technologies in the light of recycling concept. Some indications showed significant changes in the students’ attitudes towards the three courses. However, there is a need for more implementation to achieve further improvement of students/teachers’ skills in multimedia authoring and their knowledge about sustainable development aspects.
Publish Year: 2016
