The theme of our study this week is The Personalization of Learning. After understanding, I personally think that The Personalization of Learning is to use digital technology to target each student’s individual differences, interests and strengths, and needs to be helped. Make overall adjustments in order to achieve the best learning effect. I think what attracts me the most is that it allows each student to have their own learning content and learning style, which personally allows me to have a longer time to think, instead of being in a hurry.

I have used many platforms for personalized learning. In fact, the most frequent contact with personalized learning for me was when I was in China. At that time, I was learning English. At that time, there were many mobile apps that provided training for memorizing words. , one of the apps is called “baicizhan”, this app will ask you a more acceptable learning frequency before learning, such as how many words you memorize a day, and you can choose whether to intersperse previously learned words when learning new words, This also reflects that personalized learning means an approach to learning that is tailored to each student’s strengths, needs and interests.

I also recently experienced the creation of Magic Sketchpad, I tried to draw a pig, and it magically completed the drawing for me.

This week I learned about the concept of active and passive learning and after I understood it I thought that the difference between the two is huge. It is generally believed that the learning process initiated by the learner is called active learning, and the learning process initiated by factors other than the learner is called passive learning. Whether in work or in life, I think we should all prefer active learning.

Although passive learning has certain reasonable aspects, active learning is a positive learning attitude, and we can learn by ourselves without external forces. , I think that active learning is more efficient than passive learning, and passive learning is more about being forced to learn. In addition to this, in terms of staying power, active learners are able to concentrate longer and be able to explore themselves. In passive learning, learners are easily distracted.

There are advantages and disadvantages in the attributes of everything, and there are opposites. Maybe some students will adapt to passive learning, which may make them feel at ease, because the overall direction is controlled by the teacher.

After learning about Storytelling with Video this week, I think the advantages of Video storytelling are obvious. In some situations in the current social context, Video storytelling can already play an effect equivalent to listening to a lecture in a classroom on the spot, and each different Students with learning situation can choose the time or frequency of their own learning according to their actual situation.

Compared with traditional teaching, this method is more flexible. After my study this week, I can summarize some of the advantages of Storytelling with Video including developing learner autonomy, enhancing team work and communication skills, enhancing the learning experience, and accessibility, which I have felt myself. When using Storytelling with Video, I feel like I’m in it so that I learn to focus more.

In addition to that, I think using Mayer’s segmentation principle when using Storytelling with Video makes the video feel more clear because it is presented in segments, which allows the learner to control their own pace of learning , I was learning EDD101 last year and the professor use this method to convey information to us, which was quite new to me at the time, and I experienced the advantages of doing so first-hand.

This week, I learned about Merrill’s First Principles of Instruction, which Merrill established in research to establish five instructional design principles that can be used to design any curriculum or practice for effective and efficient teaching.

Problem-centered: The learner is committed to solving real-world problems, and problem-centered learning is divided into three stages: showing tasks—task stratification—problem-driven.

Knowledge activation: Existing knowledge is activated as the basis of new knowledge, and activation is divided into three stages: existing experience-new experience-structural connection.

Achievement display: show new knowledge to learners, and the demonstration is divided into three stages: showing consistency – learning guidance – media support.

Applying new knowledge: The application of new knowledge depends on the learner and is divided into three stages: practice consistency— diminishing coaching—varied problems.

Knowledge integration: New knowledge is integrated into the learner’s world, and the integration is divided into three stages: reproduction-reflection-innovation.

I believe that by applying Merrill’s First Principles of Instruction I can ensure that my teaching is efficient and effective.

Reference

Merrill, M. D. (n.d.). First principles of instruction – educational technology research and development. SpringerLink. Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02505024.

This week, I studied Design Principles for Multimedia Presentations, and I learned a lot. I learned that it is necessary to convey new information to the audience in a concise, convenient and understandable way, such as infographic.

The content presented by the infographic is not a large text or a long presentation, but a concise and clear help people understand new concepts. So this week I also designed an infographic as an experiment to verify whether I can explain new things briefly, and I think the final result can be better improved after a deep understanding of Design Principles for Multimedia Presentations.

This week I learned about inclusive design, Accessibility and Equity. First of all, I think that the design of educational media or software should try to meet the needs of all groups of people, such as people with dyslexia, or people with visual impairments, who also There needs to be a way of learning that suits them, and we cannot ignore their demands. And I think Moore makes a lot of sense in the video “Removing the Barriers: Planning for ALL!” by Five Moore Minutes, that students don’t need to be fixed, but get the different help they need in different contexts.

For me, as an international student, English is definitely not as fluent as the locals, although it can meet most of the needs of life, including learning, but use a language other than my native language to learn new knowledge How is it not a challenge, so when I’m listening to the podcast I may have some resistance, because it’s going to be a double challenge for me, so I think educational media should work harder on Accessibility, and for now, is moving in a good direction.

Reference：

YouTube. (2021, October 7). Removing the barriers: Planning for all! YouTube. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzL8yMBKM7k

Sketchnoting and Doodling idea is great!

After learning more about sketchnoting and Doodleling, I think it will greatly improve and help my learning efficiency and class concentration. By using sketchnoting, I can effectively avoid spending too much time in the limited time in class. Supplementary notes for each course, and when you can spend time sorting out sketchnoting after class, review the key points of each course today, and draw the key points.

Example：

I was in the Pacific Asian study for a while, and I used sketchnoting. As a result, it made me very clear about the content of the class, my thoughts were very clear, and there was no confusion. It also helped me to study and prepare for the exam, and link the knowledge of each chapter together.

In fact sketchnoting and doodling help me focus so much that I now prefer to take notes with a more traditional pen and paper rather than a laptop, which gives me peace of mind that I’d rather be immersed in what I’m doing topic of study. I believe that doodling and sketching are effective learning tools for my study.

What to expect to learn?

The main purpose of my choice of this course is to have a deeper understanding of all aspects of multimedia learning and to understand the implicit or explicit influence of multimedia on people’s daily life. , students have more participation, learning is more active, and by creating an environment for reflection, mobilizes students’ emotions, attention, and interest from multiple perspectives.

Interactive medium example.

The interactive medium I personally use more is Twitter, a microblogging and social networking service platform in the United States, and “As a social network, Twitter revolves around the concept of a follower. When you’re going to follow a Twitter user, The messages posted by users will all appear on your Twitter homepage in chronological order (Steven Johnson)” This concept is also used in many other social networks. Twitter is for everyone, from business owners to learners, and can use Promoted Tweets to instantly push to your target audience’s timeline.

Reference

Smith, A., & Brenner, J. (2012). Twitter use 2012. Pew internet & American life project, 4, 1-12.

2022/9/18 Oliver Meng