Role of Teacher in the Multimedia Classroom

Role of Teacher in the Multimedia Classroom

The role of the teacher in the multimedia classroom is entirely different from the normal classroom
environment. Hence, the teacher has the important role to play in the conventional classroom atmosphere where he enters the class with some books and ready-made notes and conducts tests to assess the students.


There is no self-evaluation method for the students. However, in this new mode, the teacher is only a
facilitator or a coordinator and the teacher should have hands on experience on the computer, with
improved instructional capabilities and a vehicle through which to apply the instructional technology
skills acquired through training and professional development. The role of teachers and students
apparently change. The teacher orchestrates the flow of communication for the whole class. In this study, the computer software is not designed for teaching. Therefore, the intervention of computer in teacher‘s teaching is not obvious yet. In case that learning-oriented computer software is used in multimedia lab,teachers have to be aware that students no longer depend on the only source of knowledge. The computer software will ―teach‖ students the knowledge that teachers are supposed to teach. As a result, a teacher must transform his role from a coach or a director under the communicative framework to a coordinator.


The teacher coordinates the flow of communication between the teacher and the students as well as
between the students and the computer. Using technology in teaching is highly advantageous to a
teacher it gives the teacher the power to create ideas in the visual medium. Technology aids the
teacher in many ways like multiple accesses to learning content, tracking performance, offering
better solution s even during absence, empowering teaching from any place, breaking the concept of time bound learning and so on.

Technology is the basic tool through which the teacher facilitates the learning of the content and hence it needs to be customized for different curriculum and according to the need of the learning group. Content for learning plays an important role since it determines the instructional objectives. The level and quality of content and the ability of technology efficiently impart the ideas to help the teacher to teach/train a learner efficiently.


In this regard, as a user of technology as a tool of instruction, it becomes important for the teacher to
analyze the different features of the technology that we use to teach the students.
The multimedia lab has some features that cannot compete by any other method. First, the function of
video on demand. Students can choose an English teaching program they are interested in and learn on their pace of learning. The English learning program will just serve the student‘s desired goal of learning.

In one sense, students easily get the individual attention from the computer. Second, the function of a
multimedia lab is multiple. It offers teachers more powerful teaching tools with the aid of modern
technology. High motivation to study English is observed by using multimedia which gives variety of
forms of teaching from listening to audio records and watching video, up to works with computer
programs and dialogue chat. As it is known, all these kinds of activity are sources of entertainments of students during leisure time.

The process of teaching English becomes interesting, easy and thus, productive. The development of language skills and media skills is carried out only in the university at the classes of English, but also in the daily life of students.