2009 Volume 15 Issue 2 Pages 65-81
Recently, new educational media such as an interactive white board has been gaining in popularity among elementary school teachers. Technically media is known as a transmission tool in communication research. In this case study, the author would like to approach media as both verbal and visual aids to achieve effective lesson objectives within a learning environment. Specifically, in this research, the use of the blackboard as traditional educational media expanded upon. The Republic of Bolivia, as a developing country, is in need of development aid for infrastructure and education. Elementary school teachers adopted limited educational media such as textbooks and gave lecture style lessons to pupils. To improve this situation, the author suggests that the effective uses of the blackboard are very important to improve classes and their learning outcomes, in addition to promoting active learning for pupils. A consideration for this research is that a significance of the blackboard as educational media through case study; method for writing on effective usage of the blackboard which is transferred to as the technical project to the developing country, can be promoting active learning for pupils.
