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Group G: Pengfei Li, Ashton Henry, Annie Orukotan, kyuho chang, Hongsik kim

Full Project: https://lijasper337.opened.ca/2023/03/27/multimedia-lecture-group-project-fraction/

Instructor: Ashton Henry

Students: Grade 3

Age group: 7-8 Years old

This video I created aims to educate students on the topic of fractions from the 3rd grade ranging from 7-8 years old. Many choices I made were influenced by what we’ve learned in the course so far. Choices like the colors were important as I wanted them to contrast for easy-to-read sections so I chose white for the background and black for the text. I used what we learned on storytelling to hopefully kindle interest in fractions using my lesson with a story that could be seen as relatable. Another important part was relating to previous knowledge and asking them to see what they can notice in their own life would tie in knowledge to the outside world helping kindle a better understanding of the topic. Using the right imagery helps a lot due to the fact these are young students so keeping attention can be difficult. The tone I spoke with in the video was a bit more upbeat as you have to keep it light so as not to make students lose interest. Adding in the 2 questions can also help with engagement as it makes students think about what they’ve learned. Since we have gone over accessibility I decided it would be important to add subtitles to this video allowing it to cater to a completely new audience and making it easier to view. Overall I believe the combination of all of these points allowed me to create an effective and engaging lesson.

The readings we’ve gone over helped a lot with how evaluating media should go in terms of teaching. The use of the SECTIONS  was very interesting in showing how the selection of proper media may go. The SAMR model also helped in showing how a change in the media could be drastic or minimal just for assistance which can be important depending on the media you have chosen. While cost has not been a focus in this course it is important to factor in if you use these methods to teach others. The use of multiple media is important as stated by Dr. Bates as they all reinforce each other allowing for better connections for education. Creating media as a student is important as it allows an entirely new way to allow creativity while also showing what the student has learned in an effective manner. 

TPACK

The TPACK concept was interesting as it discusses the combination of knowledge being evaluated. Throughout this course, we’ve discussed about how we must make connections to information people already know and TPACK shows how it must even be used in the development of the media. The PCK is very important as it shows the instructional design we’ve discussed like in terms of how it will help their learning outcome and it must be effective in this manner. TPK applies the same idea in the way that it helps students create a better learning outcome thanks to the medium they have been presented with. TPACK has become a lot more common today as teachers realize more about how modern media can be used for educative purposes.

Scaffolding

I have seen scaffolding used a few times before and believe it is quite effective. While it is creating an individual experience it is still assisted by support and media could be used as a means for this. With a teacher who has designed scaffolding properly, it can be done effectively allowing. This idea uses multiple Merills principles such as the demonstration in showing students how to solve and the use of prior knowledge as activation. It uses Merills principles very well and is effective in teaching new information.

Active learning

Active learning personally helps me a lot in being more engaged in a lesson when I have had it. With proven effectiveness, I believe it should be adopted by more instructors. The idea of deconstructing this for a student I feel would really solidify how this active learning is effective. The demonstration by Sean Robinson was intriguing as it displayed how while it may not have had correct answers it taught students how active learning can create an entire lesson in itself. The examples we were shown were effective in demonstrating how easy it is to get an entire class to discuss the subject. I believe it’s important to become more commonly used in classes of its proven effectiveness

Students need to do something

In the students need to do something presentation it resonated. For multiple years early in elementary school i struggled with some teachers and as stated by her daughter mine did the same thing of basically going straight out of the book. Having a teacher thatt is not displaying a way thats effecitve in teaching ruins alot of students experiences in school. The 9 step lesson plan seems effective as it shows all the ideas needed to further educate students on the topic.I really liked the idea of mini-projects as it allows students creative liberty in how they want to show there learning in a new fun way. At the end she brings up the bonus of collaboration and collaboration with peers is very important as it allows for you to see a new perspective allowing for potentially more effective learning.

HT5

Lastly is my short presentation and HT5 activity. I chose hockey as it is a passion of mine and I have a vast knowledge of the subject

Sources:

Bates, T. (2020). 7. Choosing media (with Russian subtitles). YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu2DcmM2TWk.

Common Source Education. (2016). What is the Tpack Model? YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMQiHJsePOM.

YouTube. (2017). Active Learning Overview. YouTube. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoa2pKYp_fk.

YouTube. (2018). An Active Learning Example. YouTube. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzbWSnb3kHs.

What is scaffolding in education? GCU. (2022, February 22). Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.gcu.edu/blog/teaching-school-administration/what-scaffolding-education

Gonzalez, J. (2022, March 17). To learn, students need to do something. Cult of Pedagogy. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/do-something/

My original video:

Revised Video:

My input:

I created this video when I was in high school with a partner and it was very rough. My objective with this video was to teach people about gravity and some information on Issac Newton. Editing this video was a challenge as I only had the uncut original video. I decided to input pictures with some information hopefully allowing viewers to create a better link with the information. The colors I chose were decided on as they contrasted well allowing for good visibility of the writing. Keeping the writing simple was very important as I did not want too much going on to cause cognitive overload. I felt keeping some elements from Minecraft was important as it brought up another form of media allowing me to express my information more effectively. Using Merill’s principle on using the information to link we discussed how gravity is constantly in use making people think about how it affects themselves. I believe using something such as a video game helps viewers stay engaged with the material and become more interested in a subject. I used an online video software editing called Veed, it was simple for me to pick up and learn how to implement photos as well as other information. I was able to remove a lot of unnecessary footage allowing for a more clear message. Overall I believe the updated version of this video allowed for a message that was much more clear and helped teach the viewer a lesson.

Accessibility

The recent readings and videos have been very intriguing and brought up information that is typically more of an afterthought for many. I find the various videos on accessibility and how it’s used very interesting. While I personally do not struggle with a hearing sight or hearing disability I find myself using things such as captions or text-to-speech often. Being able to have a narration to put to text helps me a lot with comprehension of a document as it allows me to process a lot easier. I use captions nearly daily whether it is for an educational youtube video, scrolling through social media, or just watching a tv show or movie. I find these tools extremely useful not only for myself but others as well. If access is limited to educational material as well as nearly any media, due to a disability it’s taking away a source that many rely on for daily life. As technology has progressed accessibility has become much more thought of within development.

Segmenting

I decided to try segmenting on some of the readings this week and while it takes more effort I found it useful. It helps a lot with managing the load that the mind takes when reading and managing the intake of my verbal and nonverbal channels. Being able to just think of one section helps me process it easier for some writings versus how I would typically read it all. Giving options to students with things such as play, pause, stop, and replay while useful also personally helps my mind knowing that I am in control of my education. 

Sketchnoting

I decided to make a simple Sketchnote where I broke down the video on segmenting. I found the imagery very useful as it helps envision more what my notes were based around. It’s apparent how this is a useful method to retain knowledge while managing the load that a brain can handle. If this method is adopted more commonly it could help many students as well as many from the professional world

Citations

YouTube. (2021). YouTube. Retrieved February 5, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyH3FIBTdYg&feature=youtu.be.

Hello, my name is Ashton Henry I am currently in my 2nd year of Uvic, however, I am undeclared. Previous to this I have never even had a blog and I am excited to use this as a tool for education. I have always been interested in how media is being used in the learning world as technology progresses. As I was choosing classes this one caught my eye as I have not taken a class like this and it interested me as it opens another set of possibilities for my future. My goal is to take what I learn in this course and apply it to future schooling as well as careers.

Different Types of media:

Interactive media: “Text, graphics, audio, and video have been integrated into digital environments, allowing a user or audience to interact with the source of this content” (Elon University). Examples of interactive media could include social media such as Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

Multimedia: “The various components of multimedia are Text, Audio, Graphics, Video, and Animation. All these components work together to represent information in an effective and easy manner.”(Randall Bass).  Examples of this would be things like music or film.

Interactive multimedia: “Interactive Multimedia is any package of materials that includes some combination of texts, graphics, still images, animation, video, and audio”(B.C.A Study) Examples of this could be something such as virtual or augmented reality.

My thoughts

I believe that the most effective overall learning would be the use of interactive multimedia, however, the use of multimedia and interactive media should not be overlooked. While interactive multimedia si overall ideal I believe its important to use various types depending on the subject.

Citations:

About the program. Elon University. (n.d.). Retrieved January 22, 2023, from https://www.elon.edu/u/academics/communications/interactive-media/overview/about/ 

Bass, R. (n.d.). A BRIEF GUIDE TO INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA AND THE STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES. Web server. Retrieved January 22, 2023, from https://faculty.georgetown.edu/bassr/multimedia.html#2 

Unit- 5 : Introductory concept of multimedia. B.C.A study. (2020, April 29). Retrieved January 22, 2023, from https://bcastudyguide.com/unit-5-multimedia/