Using Addie Model
I have used ADDIE with Dr. Wang in Multimedia. I think that ADDIE is a wonderful outline educators should use, especially when using an open ended online environment like Second Life. Teachers need to have well thought out learning outcomes. They need to think about how they are going to achieve desired outcome, and how effective it is. This form of planning is crucial to ensuring that the students are getting what is expected out of the online environment. Second Life is an open environment; anyone can drop in and distract users at any time, which can be unfavorable to the learning experience. There needs to be goals and structure in order to make sure learning actually takes place because it is easy to wonder, explore, and get off task.
Multimodal Education
After reading this article I thought about some of the ELA classrooms I have observed in the present and past where I could immediately see students lose interest, they yawn, their eyes glaze over, and they tune out. Educators need to break up content, especially for today’s learners. A great way to break up content is by using multiple modes for learning. Students need to be engaged different ways. In addition to breaking up the monotony, presenting the same concepts in more than one mode can reinforce ideas and help students learn in ways that suit them best. Lessons could include a Web quest, an animated PowerPoint presentation, and even a video, using the same material in three different ways. Students probably won’t even realize that in the three lessons they’ve gotten the same exact information three different times. Incorporating various modes within each lesson can keep students engaged.
The point that you made for the multimodal methods is something that most of us have experienced. Kids get bored when they have to read in a monotonous way.It is better to present the same material in 3-4 different ways to reinforce the same message and keep their interest.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the points you made for each of these articles most notably how ADDIE gives teachers a guideline and allows them to stay on task but also teach in a way that makes it interesting for students. In the second article, your idea of giving students multiple ways of learning is key. This allows for students who may struggle with conventional learning techniques to be able to learn in different ways.
ReplyDeleteI agree teachers need to have a well thought out learning outcome when incorporating these type of web2.0 tools like Second Life. Using ADDIE will allow to do so. It gives you the opportunity to fully plan out how we will implement the program and what you are looking to achieve with the program.
ReplyDeleteI agree that students lose interest very easily. At this day and age we have so many tools that we can apply to enhance lessons, as you mentioned (WebQuest/Animated PPT). There are so many Web 2.0 programs that can display information in a much more engaging way. We just have to determine when it is necessary to use.
ReplyDeleteI really like your summaries and totally agree! Students do get bored and off task very easy... By having them do a fun interactive activity to reinforce what they were taught is a prefect way to get them to want to learn!
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right, I think just like students have been conditioned to think that math = difficult, literacy = boring. I would love to be back working with just one classroom to do a webquest! It's on my teacher bucket list!
ReplyDeleteGreat discussion going on here... that's why we urge teachers to use technology and digital media strategically and capably to motivate and facilitate student learning by practicing new literacies! :D
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