review existing media/materials Adapt existing media/materials if necessary If
new media/materials need to be developed: Determine format, script, visuals,
etc. Draft materials and media Check for clarity and flow of ideas Conduct
formative evaluation Implement/apply Evaluate/revise
Factors in Media Selection Step #2 in the instructional development
outline above (“Determine the best medium for your lesson components”) is
among the most confusing aspects of the process.
Reiser and Dick (1996) distill these nine factors down to three major criteria
for selecting instructional media: practicality, student appropriateness, and
instructional appropriateness Practicality: