Film in Teaching and Learning: Theoretical Framework, Challenges and Practical Applications


Published: Jun 11, 2025
Keywords:
film multimedia learning teachers education cinema multimodality
Γεώργιος (Giorgos) Δημητριάδης (Dimitriadis)
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4769-657X
Abstract

The present article studies the ways in which the use of film in teaching and learning can be further improved and reinforced. The purpose of the study is to contribute to a better understanding of the way in which the design of relevant educational activities should be approached. Its main questions focus on the importance of providing continuous support to teachers as a key parameter of this design with the aim of improving the experience of teaching and learning as a whole, as well as on locating a theoretical platform which will strengthen this support. More specifically, the practical challenges that film in education presents can be met when its use follows a solid theoretical framework, the scientific credibility of which will provide foundations for the choices made when developing relevant activities as well as improve teachers’ self-confidence when using such activities in actual teaching environments. The study concludes that multimedia learning is one of the theories that are compatible with using film in education and, consequently, a possible starting point for the creation of film-based educational activities. Such activities can enhance the desired learning outcomes, as well as the necessary positive experience of both students and teachers.

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