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Assignment 4: How to Make a Chinese Meal

Documented lesson plan for our multimedia project:

Lesson Plan:  

This course will introduce the step of a classical Chinese meal. It will include one main dish and two side dishes as examples to give students an understanding of Chinese food culture.

•-Beijing Bean Sauce Fried Noodles

•-Spicy and sour chicken feet

•-Mapo Tofu

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

•Remember the order of each step

•Know the spices needed for each dish

•Know the amount of spices to use

•Able to try three dishes on their own

Design Process:

Before we started the project, we had thought about lots of dishes. We want to introduce some dishes that are not too hard and could represent Chinese food culture. We think spicy food is the most popular food in China. Therefore, we choose these three dishes.

Multimedia Content:

We create a slide first. The slide include the course plan, learning outcomes and all the step of the meal. 

How to make a Chinese mealDownload

Multimedia Principle and learning theories:

Coherence principle: We keep all the words simple and short. And the introduction follows the step-by-step process that starts with the preparation of ingredients. We didn’t narrative our slide because we think when people are trying to learn a new dish, the narrative will divert their attention from the slide. So, there is no extra cognitive load when learners review the slide. 

Contiguity principle: We put the ingredient photo and the dish photo in the slide. Some ingredients and sauce make people confuse. So the photo lets learners know what the ingredient looks like. All the photo is relevant with each dishes and near each other. 

Segmenting principle: We break the ingredient the procedure into the different page that learners could stop and remember the information. 

Worked Example principle: All the photos are taken by ourselves.

Also, we record the process of cooking. All the step are indicated clear.

Multimedia Principle and learning theories:

Our videos can teach you to step by step how to cook. The videos are complete following multimedia principles in order to achieve our learning outcomes.

Signaling Principle – there are clear signals in the video to let the learner know if they are moving on to the next topic. We use different transitions and eye-catching text to remind learners of each topic.

The Spatial Contiguity Principle – learners can easily process information when text and images are presented together. Learners can easily remember how to perform each step.

The Coherence Principle – The video is free of extraneous material so that the learner learns more effectively. We have not added music to the video as a background sound, since we feel that the simpler the visual and auditory effects, the better the attention span of the students.

Worked Example Principle – In the video, we cook the meal by ourselves to show the procedure. This includes clips of the cooking used in the video as well as pictures of the actual operation.

Assignment 3B: Core Multimedia Skills

I have made an update to the Google Earth Story. I have added a number of new locations to the original. And I have changed the original information box from a small one to a large one. I have changed the colours of the location icons. The purpose of separating the colors of the icons for the main and secondary locations of the Forbidden City is to make it easier for the reader to accurately determine the importance of the location. In accordance with the signaling principle, I have bolded or italicized the important parts of the brief description of the location. The Spatial Contiguity Principle and the Temporal Contiguity Principle are already used in the Google Earth Story. Also, based on the Dual Coding theory, the images and text appear together to enhance the reader’s impression.

For this improvement, Google Earth Story has been made even better. Readers will learn more effectively about this time.

The link for the Google Earth Story.

Assignment 2B: Learning Pod Blog Post Feedback 3

Jin Xue’s blog from: https://annaxue.opened.ca/2021/02/28/core-multimedia-skills/ 

Your game was interesting and made me interested in watching your video. The multimedia principle you analyzed is correct, but I think adding some sound to the game video could make it more interesting for the viewer. I agree with you that a video without words would be more profound to the mind. Usually, I don’t look at the rules of the game when I play it. I prefer to explore how to play on my own. Just like learning, some students prefer to go for the self-exploration method of learning because it makes them more accomplished and more efficient in learning.

In your h5p video, there are interactive questions, I think it would be better if you could enlarge your questions a bit. Because I was so focused on the game while watching the video that I didn’t reflect on the video’s problem when the video was paused.

You did a nice work on your blog!

Assignment 2B: Learning Pod Blog Post Feedback 2

Jacy Wang’s blog from: https://gnezwang.opened.ca/2021/03/14/thoughts-on-chosen-ted-talk-video-from-different-angles/ 

You analyzed the TED video from multiple perspectives and saw that you had a good grasp of the knowledge in this lesson. In fact, I don’t have a very clear grasp of cognitive coding theory. After reading your analysis I have a deeper insight into cognitive coding theory. Your analysis of each perspective is very clear and does not make it difficult to understand. I think the signaling principle is very important. In the videos, Reshma often punctuates the topic, reminding the audience of the central argument of the presentation from time to time. This is very helpful to the audience. Similarly in the learning process, learners need signals from the teacher to help with understanding. The Worked Examples Principle is a multimedia principle that I have not applied before, and her presentation is indeed a good example of the Worked Examples Principle.

I wonder if you could show what other multimedia principles are used in this video.

Nice work on your blog!

Assignment 2B: Learning Pod Blog Post Feedback 1

Rajbir Sidhu blog from: https://agenzblog.opened.ca/2021/03/20/twine-story/

Your coherence principle and segmenting principle are clearly explained. I agree with your segmenting principle, and I explained how the segmenting principle is applied in my twine story. But I didn’t realize the coherence principle, and after seeing your analysis I am sure that twine also uses the coherence principle. Your Twine story is interesting in that it has different outcomes depending on the choices made. If Twine stories can be used in the classroom, the learning process will be great.

I wonder if maybe you could describe more in your Twine story.

Overall, you did a great job on your Twine story!

Topic 9- Active vs Passive Learning Using Multimedia Tools

Bad News is a very interesting game. First of all, I think the game uses The Segmenting Principle, where not all the steps appear at once, but the next step appears when you make a choice. Bad news also uses The Coherence Principle. there is no extraneous text or material in the course of the game. It displays a very clear and concise text.

The game does not follow the Temporal Contiguity Principle, as there is no recorded sound. I think that if we add some music to the game, the game will not be boring!

I think this game could add some signal elements, such as underlining the font on keywords. This would give a clear idea of the main content of the topic at a glance.

Bad News score

Sketchnoting uses the Coherence Principle because using pictures or markers related to the content in the notes makes the notes look clear. Sketchnoting allows learners to not only record what they hear but to express it in their own way, thus deepening their memory.

Sketchnote

For me, it may be helpful because handwritten notes do help me to deepen my memory of what I am learning while I am studying. I don’t think I would be able to use visual note-taking because it could be distracting.

In EDCI 337, Peer review is an Active Learning technique. We deepen our understanding of what we learn by evaluating other people’s blogs.

Topic 7 Importance of Storytelling

Twine story uses The Signaling Principle and The Segmenting Principle.

The Signaling Principle: In each segment, you can use bold font and underline to highlight the key points. Learners can quickly know the key points of learning and deepen their memory. This is also used to signal the end of the section and the beginning of the new section when switching topics.

The Segmenting Principle: The entire story is told one by one with a few connecting words, instead of a large text that can be very boring to students. It is much better when information is presented in segments rather than in succession. Students have the freedom to control the pace of learning, which is beneficial to their learning efficiency.

Twine story is a very interesting multimedia tool. I think it would be more convenient than PPT if it is used as a learning tool. For example, in a history class, you can use chronological order to explain the development of history to the students. Twine story is the most important point for me is that each new segment can be related to the previous one. It is easy to see the step by step process and the sequence of development. It is not confusing for the students to watch.

Twine story: https://web.uvic.ca/~rmccue/twine/wei-story.html

Assignment 3A: Core Multimedia Skills

I have made an update to the h5p screencast video. The principles of Signaling are more important in learning the principles as signaling gives students an idea of the focus of learning. So I have added more detailed tips to the video. This makes the video clearer for learners. There is also a summary of the results after the two multiple choice questions in the video, which is a good incentive for the students to engage with the video. There is also a multiple choice question at the end of the video, which is a summary of the lesson. For learners, a lesson is a failure if they don’t know the point of the lesson at the end.

Based on multimedia principles of learning, video updates allow learners to increase their motivation to learn. The video mainly uses the signaling principle, which not only allows students to complete their work based on the video, but also to understand the focus of the video. Similarly, the video uses the principle of feedback and learners can do self-testing based on the questions. It allows them to understand for themselves whether the lesson has been mastered or not. All of this is based on the increased knowledge transfer of multimedia learning.

 

 

 

Assignment 2A: Learning Pod Blog Post Feedback 3

Jin Xue’s blog from https://annaxue.opened.ca/2021/01/22/weekly-blog-2/

I really liked your explanation of the dual coding theory. And I also liked the PowerPoint you showed of your own learning experience using dual coding theory. These three pictures clearly show the importance of images in learning. I think you’ve gone into great detail about the potential benefits and drawbacks. It made it seem clear to me at a glance.

I wonder if it would be possible to show the general use of the Hypothesis.

Nice work! Especially the pictures you show are very interesting. 🙂

 

Assignment 2A: Learning Pod Blog Post Feedback 2

A blog from Rajbir Sidhu: https://agenzblog.opened.ca/2021/02/08/multimedia-lesson-preparation-interactive-learning/

Your videos are wonderful. I like the way you used the Signaling Principle in the video. This way the critical information is highlighted so that students can grasp the point more quickly. You also mentioned the feedback principle, an element that does allow for good feedback in learning. I think you have a very good grasp of the multimedia element.

I wonder if you could have some examples that don’t conform to multimedia learning principles？

Good job! I didn’t realize before that this video had a feedback principle and if I hadn’t read your blog I might have forgotten about it.

 

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