I have to admit, I love learning about how students learn and by the end of my MET degree, I would like to create a learning module explaining these concepts to my students. I think it would be very helpful for them to understand how they learn and why teachers assign certain projects, papers or journals.
What intrigued most about this weeks readings (Chapter 2):
- Dual Channels- I probably instinctually knew about this concept, but never realized it was a principle of learning. A few years ago, I remember viewing a powerpoint/audio presentation and knew right away that I understood the material much better. Experiencing this technique was one reason I decided to pursue the MET program, I wanted to learn how to create multimedia projects such as the one had had seen. Looks like I finally made it to the right course J
- Active processing- I knew about the first part of active processing, paying attention, and the last part, relating it to “old” information. But, the concept I had not thought about was the importance of learners organizing the materials. Again, I think I do this instinctively, but I will be going through my lessons to make sure I give the students ample time to complete this stage.
- Load Management- people can only attend to 5-9 bits of information in their working memory. It is important to try to reduce the cognitive load by using graphics and images and keeping materials clean and simple.
It is my goal to incorporate these techniques into my lessons and my multimedia projects so that my students will learn and retain information better. It is also helpful to me as I’m trying to learn an immense amount of material in a short amount of time.
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