Month: January 2021

The Dual Coding Theory was about learning knowledge using both texts or graphs and sound. After learning the theory, I would add both texts and pictures in my PowerPoint slides. However, I would lower the percentage of my texts, because reading the slides would reduce the learning effectiveness.

The concept of Flow is important to talk about in classes about learning and education. Moreover, people are getting used to learning online, therefore the concept of Flow is needed to talk about. Learning the concept of Flow would help us learning and thinking how to better use multimedia to attain the state of flow in the classroom.

This course is about Interactive and Multimedia Learning, which is more concentrated on learning.  Learning theories are necessary to learn in this class because only when we are understanding the learning theories, can we think about how do we create more effective presentations and other interactive learning.

Reference

Kelly, J. (2012). learning theories [Image]. Retrieved from https://thepeakperformancecenter.com/educational-learning/learning/theories/

In the example of Rich’s son playing the web-based game, he plays the game without knowing he is. The game is a typical example of interactive and multimedia because the figure shows in the video, the game shows how viruses and disease spread around the world using texts and pictures. The game gives knowledge using multiple media.

One example I can think of that made a positive impact on me was my high school science teacher. She loves brainstorming and group discussion. Also, she usually plays games with us in class. Such as match the pictures with the names. We learned a lot with fun and joy. I wanted to be an educator since taking a class with her because she made my science class enjoyable and made me think that taking classes is fun. In my previous classes, I did presentations with slides to make my presentation impactful. In the slides, I would add figures such as pictures and charts to help me explain the concepts.

Reference

Rich McCue(2021)What is Multimedia and Interactive Learning, and Why is it Important ?https://bright.uvic.ca/d2l/le/lessons/56526/units/818104