Hi Everyone!
Thank you to all who made it to the Zoom session this afternoon, and especially the cameras-on crew!
Those of you who did not make it will need to rely on this post to catch up on what we talked about, as I don’t record class sessions. Please make every effort to attend each week as this is intended to be a very interactive course.
In Interactive & Multimedia Learning, we will first ground ourselves in theory, then practice creating various forms of media, and finally engage in creating two multimedia projects. You will gain hands on experience of the design process, storytelling, and applying educational theories to media objects.
tl;dr
Familiarize yourself with the course tools, website, structure, and navigating to resources
Create your blog at https://opened.ca
Sign up for a Learning Pod. There is a link in Brightspace where you can sign up.
Alexandra Gallant-Lee, our June 22 guest, has generously shared a link for you to get a free copy of BRAINS for your own personal use. You can access the link in Brightspace. Please do not share it publicly; the link expires Saturday, May 16 at 3:30pm.
READ: Theories of Multimedia Learning including the ‘Read/Watch’ section at the bottom.
Course Tools
Course Website: https://edtechuvic.ca/edci337/ We will be using a public Wordpress site as the main course website
Class Video Conference: Zoom (view Brightspace for the private join link)
Student Hours: By Appointment – Book a Meeting Here You can Schedule a time to chat with me anytime. We will meet via the class video conference link You can also reach out at any point by email.
Note: the course outline and private links (i.e. the Zoom room/password) will only be accessible on Brightspace.
Create your blog on OpenETC
Follow the instructions on our blog post, Creating a Blog on the OpenETC. If you need help, you can reach me by email or by booking a meeting.
Customize your blog (See WordPress Tutorial)
Introductions
Throughout this course, you will have opportunities to learn from one another by reading each other’s work, engaging in group projects, and participating in peer review. To begin, let’s take some time to get to know each other by creating an introductory post on your blog. Try including some of the following prompts (you don’t need to address them all, but try to help us understand who you are):
- What is your name and lifestage?
- Where is your hometown? What is your native country and first language?
- What is your university major, and when do you plan to graduate?
- Introduce your professional background (please include any volunteering or philanthropy)
- What are your favourite academic subjects?
- What are your hobbies or life passions?
- Share something interesting you did in the past year.
- What experiences have you had with multimedia in education?
- What is something you hope to learn in this course?
Now, let’s start thinking beyond text - what can a photograph or short video clip tell us about you? Images are quick to process and engage us primarily on an emotional level (Yousman, 2016). So please share some photos or a short video clip of yourself — can you answer any of the above questions with an image?
Post a link to Brightspace
Once you have published your blog entry, post a link to your introduction in the Brightspace discussion forum.
Once you’ve posted your introduction, take time to meet your peers:
- Review/read several of your classmates’ introductions.
- Engage substantively with a few others, especially those who haven’t received much feedback yet.
- Use this opportunity to find peers with shared interests, goals, or majors who could potentially form a small group for synchronous discussions or identify a team for the challenge projects.