Media trends in

the educational
system

Zoya Klyushina
KazNU, 2021-22
 Outline

1 Media trends in the educational system.

2 Portfolio. Teacher’s Portfolio. Student’s Portfolio.

3 Online Resources and tools.

 media
 /ˈmiː.di.ə/
plural form of ”medium”
 https://www.waterford.org/education/educational-trends-for-teachers/

10 Popular Educational Trends

and What You Need to Know
• The COVID-19 crisis is changing the educational
landscape, often in unpredictable ways.
• We’ve rounded up 10 educational trends and
issues you should keep an eye on and consider
researching for your classroom.
• Some, like social-emotional learning and digital
citizenship, have long been important—and
they may require even more focus this year.
Others, like genius hour and bite-sized learning,
are recently arrived educational trends that
may have a helpful place in your classroom.
 1. Self-Care
• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other world events, teachers
and families may all be more overwhelmed than ever. Many
teachers, students, and parents gained new appreciation for the
value of self-care.
• Taking care of your overall health and well-being will be essential
for students, teachers, and parents alike.
• You may want to include assignments that help students manage
stress and make time for your own self-care as a teacher.
 2. Blended Learning

• Blended learning is a school or classroom

structure in which students learn partially
from direct teacher instruction and partially in
more self-directed activities. [Staker, H., and Horn,
M.B. Classifying K-12 Blended Learning. Retrieved from eric.ed.gov:
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED535180.pdf]

• This mixture might be perfect if students are

learning from both school and home.
 3. Personalized Learning

• Over the past few years, personalized

learning has been on the rise.
• When school curriculum is adaptive to a
student’s unique needs, it’s more likely
to promote student progress because
each child can move at their right pace.
[Pane, J.F., Steiner, E.D., Baird, M.D., Hamilton, L.S., and Pane,
J.D. How Does Personalized Learning Affect Student
Achievement? Retrieved from rand.org:
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9994.html ]
• Plus, adaptive software programs allow
teachers to use the same program for
all students in their classroom—
including those with learning
disabilities.
 4. STEAM Curriculum

• STEM (science, technology, engineering, and

math) curriculum, it prepares students to enter the workforce
with practical, high-demand skills.
• But adding the arts alongside these subjects (thus creating
STEAM: STEM plus arts) can improve students’ academic
performance.
• For example, adding art assignments to science and math
lessons can help low-achieving students understand STEM
subjects better. And it improves creativity—a useful skill for any
academic subject.
 5. Genius Hour

• Genius Hour is a fairly new

educational technique that
allows students to work on
self-paced and self-chosen
projects for an hour each
day.
• This encourages students to
practice their creativity and
independent thinking skills,
and they can also develop a
genuine love of learning. If
you’re looking for ways to
improve student engagement
in your classroom, genius
spaces may be a trend to
keep tabs on.
 6. Digital Citizenship
• For students, digital citizenship is defined as the ability to
use technology and the Internet both effectively and
appropriately. Good digital citizenship is increasingly
necessary, but as assignments and lessons traditionally
done in person move online, students need the skills to
develop a healthy relationship with digital media.
 7. Bite-Sized Learning
A little learning is always better than no learning. 

• Bite-sized learning is an educational technique that

provides students with brief, intensive activities that target
specific academic skills. A trainer Jade Blue describes it as
an approach that “takes into account the contemporary
demands of learner lifestyles that might hinder longer
periods of focused study and time spent in the classroom.”
• A strategic use of brief activities to teach new skills allows
teachers to take into account a student’s limited capacity
for long and focused lessons from home.
 8. Social-Emotional Learning
(SEL)
• Social-emotional learning continues to be an
important buzzword. When teachers take time to
nurture both a student’s educational and social-
emotional development, academic progress
improves and classroom behavioral issues diminish.
• And with the COVID-19 crisis changing many
students’ lives in stressful ways, social-emotional
learning will continue to be a necessity for their
well-being.
 9. Gamification
• Looking for ways to make learning fun for your students? 
• Gamification, a learning strategy that involves using
games and rewards to teach students, is a strategy with
plenty of both advocates and critics.
• Students who play gamified activities in class can learn to
value learning as its own reward and become active,
engaged learners over time.
• Students can learn and practice while they are joining in on
exciting game activities. Gaming elements help create a
funny and positive learning environment for learners.
 10. Experiential Learning
• Experiential learning is a strategy that, according to the UC
Denver Experiential Learning Center, allows students to develop
knowledge and skills in a setting outside of the classroom.
• For elementary students, options for experiential learning may be
limited. But you can still make the most of this strategy by taking
students on field trips (virtual or otherwise) and providing
students with assignments that encourage them to learn outside
of school.
Virtual Reality [ˌvɜːʧuəl rɪ'ælətɪ]

• Augmented Reality
•  [ɔːɡˌmentɪd rɪ'ælətɪ]
 Social Media In Learning

• Have you ever thought that social media would be a part of the learning
process? When every student, both young and mature, spends so much
time on social media, why don’t we turn it into a powerful tool to
enhance learning?
• It’s how the idea to use social media for teaching came about. Many
educational institutes have started using social media as a communication
tool in which students can interact with others easily. Students can share
study materials, discuss with others in a group, or easily comment on
someone else’s post. Even an animated learning video could go viral on
social media. And TedEd is the typical example of this trend! This
organization creates lessons worth sharing and posts them on YouTube
where people can easily access, find, and share the educational videos
with their friends.
• Social media is here to stay and build a culture of collaboration and
sharing, leading to an improved learning experience.

• Originally published at www.flearningstudio.com.

 What is mass media?

•“a medium of
communication (such
as newspapers, radio,
or television) that is
designed to reach the
mass of the people —
usually used in plural”

www.merriam-webster.com

Citizenship
1. What kind of media have
you seen today?
2. How much time on
average do you spend
viewing media each day?
 Portfolio
/pɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ/

• https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
• The word portfolio came into English from Italian in
the early eighteenth century. The original
was portafoglio, something in which one carried
sheets of paper.
• And this was its first meaning in English: a
receptacle or case in which to carry loose papers,
prints, drawings and the like, a meaning it still has. 
 The European Language Portfolio
(ELP)
• An instrument that supports the development
of learner autonomy, plurilingualism and
intercultural awareness.
The European Language Portfolio (ELP)
•  It is personal document in which learners can
record their language learning achievements
and intercultural experiences, and set learning
targets related to the CEFR competence
descriptors.
 https://www.coe.int/en/web/portfolio

• Using the ELP

• This section relates to the projects and resources
developed by the 
European Centre of Modern Languages (ECML). It
is addressed principally to language teachers as
users of the ELP and offers, for example:
• tools for teacher education
• case studies of the ELP being used in different
educational contexts
• results of the 4 ELP projects on the implementation
of the ELP (ELP-WSU; ELP_TT and ELP_TT2; 
IMPEL - ELP).
 What is a Portfolio?

• A portfolio is a compilation of materials that

exemplifies your beliefs, skills, qualifications,
education, training and experiences. It
provides insight into your personality and
work ethic.
• Have you ever done a
portfolio?
• If yes, did you enjoy it?
• What did you include in you
portfolio?
 Why should I have a portfolio?

• The process of putting together a portfolio itself will help you

become a more effective interviewee. You will be identifying the
skills you have gained through your various experiences and how
they relate to the career you are interested in. Choosing the most
relevant experiences and putting them in an easily understood
format will help you better articulate your skills and experiences
when asked questions about your qualifications in an interview.
A professional portfolio will also show an employer proof of your
organizational, communication, and tangible career related skills.
https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-
portfolios/
 Working Portfolio
Display Portfolio
Assessment Portfolio
 What should be included in my
portfolio?
• Save everything you create and decide later
what you want to include in your portfolio. A
portfolio is a sample of your career related skills
and experiences and should be presented in
your own creative style.
• Do you have a favourite
application for English
learning?
• Who is your favourite
English language teacher –
blogger?
https://classtools.net/
 Possible Task
• Introduce your favourite apps / Instagram
bloggers/ online tools for ELT and ELL.
• Illustrate the way it works.
 E Portfolio
(additional material)
1. Learning Portfolios
2. How to create E Portfolio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izHEORSUKwE
 E Portfolio
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kykfcqqr8T8