The Criteria constructed in
activity 3a was very meaningful and effectively used in the delivery of
educational software in the activity. I have learnt from the criteria that when
looking at educational software, there are several benefits that can be derived.
For example, the introduction provided should aid the learning outcomes in ways
that are directly relevant and useful to the learners. The language level of
the software should be user friendly, informal, welcoming and accessible. The information presented should be up-to-date
and the activities displayed should be related to the learning outcomes. Also the
material presented should be suitable for the intended audience.
The criteria’s descriptions help
us to better identify the types of software that are useful and unambiguous and
help us to avoid the type of software that are unsafe and irrelevant for ourselves
and our learners. If we follow the above mentioned criteria when looking or
using educational software our job will become much easier and our learners
will be better equipped with the materials presented to them in the software.