What would the signaling principle that I showed in my PowerPoint presentations be?
Signaling principle is “people learn better when cues are added that highlight the key information and its organization”. In fact, this principle is very common in our daily life, whether in school, work meetings or life schedules. Why is this principle used so often? In this age of productivity, we don’t have enough time to read all the information into our brains. Through cognitive theory, we know that the human brain capacity is limited, and we want to grasp the key points more quickly and clearly. Of course, the purpose of not only the signal principle but also the multimedia learning principle is to better help people to catch the important parts and learn efficiently. Reducing the time cost of their learning greatly and improving the quality of learning. I also gave many examples of signaling principles in my presentation.
What are some non-digital multimedia and interactive experiences (classroom discussions, nature walks, brainstorming sessions, etc) have you experienced in the past? Were they interesting and engaging? If so what made the interesting and engaging? If not can you think of ways that they could have been changed to be more interesting and engaging for you at that time?
Non-digital media education was widespread when I was in primary school. There is a particular activity in Spring and autumn in China. All of the students are very anticipated this activity for us at that time. It is a spring and autumn trip in China. This course is not classroom learning, nor does it have too many behavioral restrictions similar to those in school classrooms. This course is an outdoor class activity. The school will choose some meaningful or exciting scenic spots or museums, and the teachers will lead the students to go on a trip together with the whole school. On this trip, students can make many friends and learn a lot of meaningful history and stories. Not only can you learn while playing, but you can also relax during the learning process. It is an entirely different curriculum from multimedia learning. At that time, I thought this course was exciting because I could get closer to teachers and classmates every time I went to play. Everyone is free to sit in a group and share the snacks they have brought. Teachers don’t seem to be as strict in class. The atmosphere was more relaxed and pleasant than in school. If I can think of a way to make him more interesting, I hope we can write a sentence to your favorite classmates or friends who have opinions before and have changed after getting along with each other after each trip. Otherwise, I hope students can exchange small gifts for group activities such as finding the correct item within a specified time.
Resource:
Mayer, R. (Ed.). (2014). The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning (2nd ed., Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9781139547369
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Thank you for your reply. I’m glad you agree with me. Because I think study is very important when we are students, we have to arrange our study time properly, so we have to improve the quality of study, which is what we talk about efficient study.
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