PRINTED MATERIALS
– consists of all written material, excluding non-print resources, which convey
planned course information. Examples of printed resources include, but are not
limited to: textbooks, workbooks, reference books, magazines, newspaper, journals.
There are 3 mechanisms on how to select print materials: 1. Appropriateness of the
print material to the planned course 2. Readability of text and appropriateness of the
vocabulary and content of the print material to the age/maturity level of the students
for whom the material is intended. 3. The material shall be screened for accuracy of
the content and shall be free of bias (sex, race, religion,
ethnic)
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EXAMPLES OF PRINTED MATERIALS:
1. Book A book is a set of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made
of ink, paper, parchment, or other materials, fastened together to hinge at one side.
History of Books:
Antiquity- stone, clay, tree barks, metal sheets
Tablet- flattened and mostly dry pieces of clay that could be easily carried,
and impressed with a ( possible dampened) stylus.
Scroll- Papyrus, a thick paper-like material made by weaving the stems of
the papyrus plant, then pounding the woven sheet with a hammer-like tool
Codex- A codex (in modern usage) is the first information repository that
modern people would recognize as a “book”: leaves of uniform size bound
in some manner along one edge, and typically held between two covers
made of some more robust material.
Manuscripts
2. Magazine Magazines are publications, usually periodical publications, that
are printed or published electronically. (The online versions are called online
magazines.)
3. Newspaper A newspaper is a serial publication containing news, other
informative articles and usually advertising. A newspaper is usually printed on
relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such
as newsprint.
4. Photographs A photograph or photo is an image created by light falling on a light-
sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic medium such as
a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses
a lens to focus the scene’s visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of what the
human eye would see.
Advantages of Print Materials
Extremely [Link] materials can be used in any location.
High comfort [Link] students are very comfortable using print
materials to learn.
Cost [Link] materials can be created and duplicated with little
expense.
Readily [Link] distance learning courses can take advantage of
existing textbooks, thus saving the time and expense of creating custom
materials.
Disadvantages of Print Materials
No [Link] materials do not generally provide built-in
interactions. Additional technologies, such as e-mail, must be
supplemented.
No audio/visual [Link] materials are static and are not appropriate
for teaching languages and visual concepts.
Require reading [Link] the learners are non-readers or language skills are
required, print materials will not be effective.
Time [Link] may take days or weeks for printed matter to travel between
student and teacher.
Guidelines for Incorporating Print Materials
Distribute print materials well in advance. Although the mail system is
generally quite reliable, issues may arise if the print materials are not
distributed well enough in advance.
Include clear directions for [Link] need to know exactly which
print materials they are responsible for reading and the specified timeline.
Require [Link] materials are inherently non-interactive.
Therefore, you must design for the required interactions. In some cases, this
may mean a specified timeline for e-mail messages, or a required number
of postings to a listserve.
Specify a [Link] a timeline for students to help them organize
their study learning activities.