55th: Roundtable Discussion- Maximizing the Availability of Multimedia in ELT

Teaching English using Multimedia? Wooow...!!!

When hearing the word Multimedia, what came to our mind is the sophisticated internet, glossy powerpoint presentation, video conference, etc. While actually multimedia is the combination use of two media or more in teaching. Stick figures, realia, tape recorder, TV, leaflet, poster, all can be used. They are called multimedia and they are around us. The question is now, how can we maximize the use?











Gumawang Jati from ITB Language Center, known as Mr. Technology, came all his way from Bandung to lead the discussion. There were 23 participants, mostly wanted to know more about the use of multimedia, some claiming fro being lagard, others complain for not having any mutlimedia facilities. Jati underlined that sometimes we were so focused on the media and forgot that media is just media, while the focus should be on our teaching.

The discussion was led around Dale's Cone of Experience with the objective of trying to bring our teaching activities towards the lower layer of the cone. If you are interested to know more about the discussion and / or the topic, please feel free to contact Gumawang Jati at jati@melsa.net.id


It was a very animated session, and the networking was even stronger. People stayed for a while afterwards, and laughters were bursted here and there. Another merry and joyful Roundtable Discussion Day.