Alt Module Presentation

Jaime Pardo20/03/12

•Create Screencasts for BA Animation Students

•Limited time to teach complex software.

•Screencasts can offer additional support.

•Blended learning•Impact on student learning experience

• Independent learners• Confident and competent users of the software

• Able to problem solve• Explore the software creatively

Strengths:•Simple to use•Easy to implement•Modular•Scalable•Promotes self directed learning•Gives students Control•Targeted learning•Creates sense of connection with teacher•Distance learning, students with disabilities and restricted access to class presentations.

Weaknesses':•Attendance•Limited time and resources•None interactive•Good screencasts depend on well planned lessons

"...effective use of a new instructional technology must be guided by a research-based theory of how students learn...one of the most important avenues of cognitive psychology is to understand how technology, such as multimedia, can be used to foster student learning.“

Mayer and Moreno, 1998: 1

•Initial Feedback from Students and colleagues

•Questions?

•ReferencesAlison Carr and Pearl Ly (2009) “More than words”: screencasting as a reference tool, California State University, San Marcos, California

Mark J.W. Lee ,Sunam Pradhan and Barney Dalgarno (2007) The effectiveness of Screencasts and Cognitive Tools as Scaffolding for Novice Object- Orientated Programmers, University of Ballarat. Victoria Australia

Richard E. Mayer and Roxana Moreno (1998) A Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning: Implications for Design Principles, University of California, Santa Barbara