Actually, I was taking EDCI 335 and EDCI339 before, and I learn a lot of study skills and teaching skills in the EDCI course. That is why I am taking the EDCI337, I think I can learn more different skills to help me for my job or study in the future. For my learning goals this term, I hope I was able to follow the professor to learn more than I had ever known before.
After finishing those reading and videos, Multimedia learning can be defined as a form of computer-assisted instruction that uses both modalities. This means learning through pictures, animations, text and video, and audio. I have gained a basic understanding of cognitive load theory. There are three types of cognitive load theory, Extraneous load, Intrinsic load, and Germane load. Extraneous load refers to the cognitive effort wasted on material or details that do not support learning outcomes. Intrinsic load refers to the cognitive effort required to represent the material in working memory and is based on the complexity or difficulty inherent to the learning materials. And Germane load is the effort required for the learner to comprehend the material and is strongly influenced by his or her motivation.
In my view, Multimedia teaching is a new teaching method, which integrates sound, image, video, and text media. It can achieve the purpose of teaching knowledge, developing intelligence, cultivating ability, and individualized teaching. With the deepening of teaching reform, multimedia teaching has been fully affirmed by teachers and students and has become the development trend of education modernization in the 21st century.
Interactive Multimedia
As you can see that is a VR game, I think that is interactive multimedia. I think VR will be the best multimedia in the future. What interests me most is that you can do something in the VR world that you can’t do in the real world. For example, the meta-universe that people talk about a lot now is a kind of VR, and it will be a future trend.
Reference
Mayer, R. E. (2009). Multimedia learning (2nd ed.). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
3 replies on “Topic 1: Interactive and Multimedia Learning”
Good work Jialong! The VR example for interactive multimedia is a good one. What impact do you think sound has on the VR experience?
Hi, Jialong
Thank you for sharing your insights on the interactive multimedia VR video! I strongly agree with your understanding of multimedia teaching and VR examples. The new teaching mode combined with sound, video, image and text can transmit teaching information more intuitively and help students understand and learn better. Could you give me an example of the two modalities of computer-assisted teaching used above?
Looking forward to your thoughts!
Ri Zhou