29 September 2008
Oops
I promise I'll submit something in the next day or so - I've been SWAMPED and yoverwhelmed with personal and global crisis. Yes - naughty me but I'll be back in a day or two!
21 September 2008
Entry 3 - CBTs vs. WBTs
It's important to note that searching via Google's Blog Search function can lead you to some unexpected results.
Next, locating blogs created by individuals not associated with print media or an organization dealing with Computer Based Training and Web Based Training requires some digging.
http://e-learning-tips.blogspot.com/ provides an overview of many multimedia technologies including WBTs thought the advertisement of their software products. With new hardware and software making video production inexpensive and sites, such as YouTube, making user created video more accessible, Web Based Tutorials will become a more viable option to traditional methods of learning. As more research becomes available regarding the efficacy of mutlimedia education the shift towards integrating this newly accessible technolgy will continue.
Next, locating blogs created by individuals not associated with print media or an organization dealing with Computer Based Training and Web Based Training requires some digging.
http://e-learning-tips.blogspot.com/ provides an overview of many multimedia technologies including WBTs thought the advertisement of their software products. With new hardware and software making video production inexpensive and sites, such as YouTube, making user created video more accessible, Web Based Tutorials will become a more viable option to traditional methods of learning. As more research becomes available regarding the efficacy of mutlimedia education the shift towards integrating this newly accessible technolgy will continue.
14 September 2008
Entry 2 - Blogger.com vs Alessi & Trollip (2001)
According to Alessi & Trollip (2001) there are many general factors which constitute well designed software for learning. The following is an analysis of the structure of this website based on the presented factors.
Blogger.com uses hyperlinks as menus, presenting available tasks both on the left and top frames. Help is available through the top navigation bar of hyperlinks. The help link opens a new window/tab while providing hierarchical navigation to select help topics. User control includes not only the content and format of posted material but also of the space in which the text is presented. Once into an individual blog, menus are presented consistently and provide easy navigation between desired tasks.
Attention is directed through boxing, text size, capitalization, alternative typefacing, and color. Text quality is lean and to the point allowing for easy assimilation of the program. Graphics and images are only placed where necessary and are very limited.
From the basic control and interface standpoint of Alessi & Trollip, Blogger.com contains many of the necessary factors.
Alessi, S. & Trollip, S. (2001). Multimedia for learning: methods and development. 3rd Edition. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Blogger.com uses hyperlinks as menus, presenting available tasks both on the left and top frames. Help is available through the top navigation bar of hyperlinks. The help link opens a new window/tab while providing hierarchical navigation to select help topics. User control includes not only the content and format of posted material but also of the space in which the text is presented. Once into an individual blog, menus are presented consistently and provide easy navigation between desired tasks.
Attention is directed through boxing, text size, capitalization, alternative typefacing, and color. Text quality is lean and to the point allowing for easy assimilation of the program. Graphics and images are only placed where necessary and are very limited.
From the basic control and interface standpoint of Alessi & Trollip, Blogger.com contains many of the necessary factors.
Alessi, S. & Trollip, S. (2001). Multimedia for learning: methods and development. 3rd Edition. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
08 September 2008
GPS
Well - I'm up and running. I just hope that I can keep this up.
Perhaps once the new Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) are in place and have been used for a while then the tremendous gaps we are seeing in student's mathematics education will decrease. I find it utterly amazing that students can make it to the 9th grade and cannot do simple arithmetic. The expectations of the state also seem unrealistic - students are expected to know and be able to use concepts that they saw once in 7th grade for two days with no review.
Obviously my magic wand is broken; I guess I'll just have to borrow one!
Perhaps once the new Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) are in place and have been used for a while then the tremendous gaps we are seeing in student's mathematics education will decrease. I find it utterly amazing that students can make it to the 9th grade and cannot do simple arithmetic. The expectations of the state also seem unrealistic - students are expected to know and be able to use concepts that they saw once in 7th grade for two days with no review.
Obviously my magic wand is broken; I guess I'll just have to borrow one!
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