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We have come to the episode 29, and last week we discussed careers in education and we used the Department of Labor's sponsor site, the Onet Online. And on tonight's topic, we're going to take a deeper look into multimedia learning and multimedia in education. So join in the discussion with us and call us at 917-948-7542, or put your comments in the chat or use the hashtag on social media, NHEG, or as always post your comments on Twitter at Buffy underscore awaken or on speaker, Instagram or YouTube. Learn my fellow New Heights host, Erica Hanson Show, airs on Thursdays at 2 o'clock PM Mountain Standard Time, 1 o'clock PM Pacific Standard Time, and 4 o'clock Eastern Standard Time.
On before I forget, next week's episode will be our comment book, Issue 4, and we hope that you join us for that. But when we're thinking about multimedia education and multimedia learning, we know that the virtual classroom and technology education has impacted education in a number of different ways. We have the edtech boom, which is essentially the integration of technology within education. And it's stated that the reason for the multimedia learning, and there is a theory, a cognitive theory of multimedia learning by mayor, and it's simply that people learn better from words and pictures, they're with words alone.
And it's not just enough to, as the research will tell you, it's not just enough to just add the words to the pictures, but you have to actually do some type of integration with that. One is that, of course, there are two separate channels for learning auditory and visual, for processing information. And then the second is that those channels have a limited capacity. And the third is that the learning is an active process of the mind filtering the information, selecting the information, organizing it, and then integrating that information into a tangible means of processing.
And so when we look at why the edtech boom has been so popular, researchers have looked more deeply into the way that people learn through words and pictures, and how does it better enhance the learning process using those channels of dual coding auditory and visual learning. And then processing the amount of information by simply presenting the material in a way that allows the learner to connect it with other aspects that they've already learned. And so when teachers are looking at multimedia education, and especially now in the world we're in, right now I'm thinking about many students having to finish the last part of their academic year in a virtual environment, and looking at enhancing multimedia and teaching in the K through 12 area and in the post-secondary area as well, we have become more creative in the ways that we deliver information to our learners. And it just helps to guide the learner through pictorial information, and it makes it more relevant when the student can actually process that information, and it reduces the load of single processing if you can attach it to a memory of something that they've already experienced.
And so learning through pictures and words and different modalities is a way for students to be able to be able to process it more effectively, because there are three possible outcomes, right, for learning. So we have one, of course, there's no learning that takes place, which means that the student has poor retention and there was a poor transfer of the actual information, or poor performance, which means they can't actually demonstrate that they've learned information. And then you have rote learning, which indicates that they have good retention, they can retain the information, but then they have poor transfer for a thing. When it's time to scale your business, it's time for Shopify.
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And there are evidence-based principles that go along with this, and I should also note that my sources for today are Cambridge University, the University of London, and the University of Boston. And making sense of what this means for us today in the world of technology, and some of the big takeaways of why is it that we have chosen to use so many forms of media, and trying to integrate that within the classroom and implement it in a way that teachers can enhance the learning process, and it can increase the interaction between the students and the teachers and the lecture itself. And so there's a source of information delivery for students' learning that students will be able to utilize these resources over and over again, depending on the type of multimedia that the teacher chooses. And so when we look at what is characterized as multimedia, it can be anywhere from, you know, the presence of text on pictures, it could be sound, it could be animation, it could be videos.
And we know that we've talked about the rise in interest in technology and education in the boom of the EdTech era. And so some of the benefits have been, you know, a deeper understanding of the actual material, because there's a deeper connection with past experiences and past things that they've learned, and then they can integrate that in. And then also it improves their ability to problem solve, because a large percentage of the brain is dedicated to visual processing. So if they're visual learners, then they can attach that to some type of memory or some type of learning that they've had in the past, then that, of course, is a benefit to their learning process.
And then it also increases their positive emotions because students, they have a better attitude about the learning process, and they're usually more proactive because they have, it impacts their mood because they actually can feel like they've actually retained the information, and they actually understood it because they're processing it in a way that they better understand it. And then also it gives them access to a variety of information because students have computers, tablet, smartphones and internet, and students have some more convenient way of actually accessing the information that they need, so they feel more confident. And even if they don't know the answer, each allows them to use that technology to do research, then they can use reputable sites, and they can use reputable research and links that are allowed within the classroom to be able to extract the information and then have an open discussion about the source, and where the information came from and how it integrates into the learning process, and then also gives them an opportunity to explore the world. And it's no surprise that students explore more about learning, especially if it's related to geography or different cities that they may never have been to, or mountains or jungles and places that they might not necessarily ever visit, but they can do that virtually in a virtual world and explore planets and space, and the possibilities are endless with that.
And also it gives them an opportunity to look at rare animals and things like that within the biology areas as well. And so when you look at the massive open online plethora, I would say, of multimedia, and you think about the different softwares that teachers are able to access, that classroom time is used more effectively and students are better prepared because it relates, it also ties into when we talked about flipped classrooms in that students, they come to class better prepared because they've actually been able to watch the video of the teacher or whatever multimedia there is out there, and maybe they didn't understand a particular part, or some of us have had those instances where you're in a lecture or you're in a classroom, maybe something distracts you, or maybe you didn't quite hear what the teacher said, and then maybe you were attempting to ask the teacher to repeat something, then the bell rings or something happens or you go to lunch and then you don't get to ask that question again. But in this particular format, if they didn't hear something or something they got distracted by something, they could very simply just rewind the video and hear that lecture again, or if they didn't quite retain everything in the video, they could also play that back and hear that again. And so it enhances that process and then any areas that they're having difficulties with, they can come to class and just focus in on those particular areas.
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Welcome back. This is your host, Buffy Williams. And you're listening to the New Heights Show in Education, the New Heights Educational Group. And tonight's topic is Multimedia Learning and Multimedia in Education.
Before the break, we just had a recap of why multimedia has hit this ed tech boom and why it's a growing trend in how students learn in the K-12 area and beyond. And also why teachers may lean towards a multimedia format. And in an educational context, a teacher really, the ultimate goal is for the students to retain the information and to learn the information. And so we want to be as educators, someone who bridges that gap and gives students an opportunity to be able to learn in different formats and learn in a way that is going to enhance their educational experience.
And also allow them to be able to process that information in a way that can be useful and that can be explored in different aspects of education and ultimately into their life and integrated into a way that is very useful and meaningful for them. And so there are various ways, various options for multimedia formats and content in the educational setting. And one of the most common that we know is of course slideshow presentations or presentations in general. And so for teachers during a lecture, they do that in conjunction with a PowerPoint presentation and they show that slide during the presentation within the classroom.
But within the multimedia format, one of the things is that they can also, in addition to presenting the information, they could simply record themselves during that lecture in the classroom, which is one option. And then the other option is to actually set it up in a way where it's called a talking head video. And so the teacher is more close up. All the material is there and they're actually talking to the students in a more casual format regarding the information.
And then there's the Zoom presentation where it actually shows information and then at certain points it kind of zooms into the course content or course material and kind of zooms back out. And they also have diagrams and infograms and that simply where they use charts and information to kind of relay the information or give a pictorial of how things interconnect with each other in the classroom. Of course, there's podcast, which is simply audio where they can actually talk over a presentation and the student can actually hear that over and over again. But again, that's a recorded aspect.
And so when you're looking at text and graphics, you're looking at presentation slides, diagrams and infograms. And then there's the audio version, which is just actually audio of the instructor. And then there's a video portion where there's one called screens capture and there's one called lecture capture. And lecture capture is what I spoke about earlier, which is when they actually record their lecture and it's prerecorded and they have the projection screen and the teacher in their natural space.
And they also upload that to a classroom content so that later on the students can actually use quick links within whatever database or structure that the school was using and go back and rewind that lecture over and over again. And then we talked about the talking head, which is of course a video component as well. And then there's the animation portion. And you see these most commonly like on YouTube where you hear content and they're actually using animation and word and picture and actual voiceover of the person kind of explaining whatever content there is.
And so it's more interactive and it has animations and music and voiceovers in addition to that. And then there's the glass screen is where maybe sometime on YouTube you see an instructor explaining something and they're actually writing on a board but it's actually a clear glass. But there's actually a video presentation of them working through a problem. And so the student again can rewind that video over and over again.
And then there are others that are incorporated within that as well. Like webinars and online meetings, which I personally like for higher education because it's one of those things. You know, one student, you know, get to a certain aspect, especially if it's something related to, let's say civics or something where there's actually going to be an art project or something like that. And they have artists and they have a panel of artists within a particular area.
We'll say, for example, and then they actually have an open discussion and they feed off of each other. And so the students can learn more about what that really means for them, what it really means for the panelists. And sometimes they can also have an interactive portion to that. So in addition to, you know, just watching people on a panel in a webinar interacting with each other or in an online meeting and learning from that process, that's one aspect of it.
But then another aspect is if they have that portion and then they also open it up for students to be able to actually write in questions or put questions in the chat and then it can be more of an interactive process. And so that's also one of the growing multimedia formats that are out there. And then there's one that allows students to actually collaborate using communication activities. And so it's essentially one of the teacher has a presentation, but they also at the end of it have an interactive type of activity that the student has to do in addition to the actual course material.
So it puts in practice what they've learned. And then there are blogs where students can actually kind of more of a discussion board voice their opinion on the particular topic that they have within the classroom and also interact with their classmates and respond to different things and different aspects. And they can kind of explore the different avenues of that particular course material. And then they have the interactive content, which is where students actually create something in an existing publishing format.
All the students have kind of access to it. The teacher actually sees it and at once the project is finished or throughout the project has an interactive session within the classroom about different ones at various points within the project. And so they actually create the project, then they share the project within the classroom and their interactive format through the teacher showing it on a projection screen within the forum smart board within the classroom. And then they reuse that information and they fine tune it and they modify the content and then it's uploaded again so that students have a video editor and it's more interactive.
And so those are the main multimedia formats right now. And with that last one, the interactive content, when the students are creating, sharing and then modifying and reusing that content, that particular aspect is favorite among teachers because it also actually gives a timer of how long the student actually worked on that particular project or that particular activity. And so you can kind of see it kind of curtails any cheating or anything like that because, you know, the students can actually just go through and just click through through the activity they actually have to spend time on the activity. And so the teacher can see whether or not they've been thoughtful about the activity and taking their time and work through it or if they just kind of, you know, brush through the activity, not really giving it much credence.
And so we're talking about multimedia education and multimedia learning. And I hope that, you know, this has been useful for you. But I know at the top of the segment, I kind of went right into multimedia education and multimedia learning because that's our topic for today. But I know that many in our nation are going through so many different things that, you know, multimedia education is probably the last thing that they're thinking about.
Or it could be something that you're thinking about because you're wondering if this is something that your children will continue to have to do at the start of the next year. And so right now, none of us have those answers and we are all in this together. And I recently did a talk with Terri Hyman on her empowered spirit show and I would like to encourage my listeners to listen to that. It's an interview that Terri Hyman did with me on unveiling southern taboos in the southern experience for me.
And it's at terrihyman.com, the empowered spirit show. And I talk a little bit about what's going on in our culture today and it actually took place before this particular incident that has happened in our society that has prompted so many protests around the world. But it is an impactful interview and I encourage you to listen to it because it gives my perspective on where we are as a nation right now. I know that education is one of my passions and it is definitely something that I want to be able to bring to you all from week to week until my time with you is ended.
But I also want to be able to recap on a lot of the content that we've already gone through. Our segment is only a 30 minute segment and so I want to be able to greater elaborate on a lot of the topics that we've already shared and we've already gone through because sometimes that 30 minutes is just not long enough. And maybe I can also articulate to you more about my feelings and perspective on each one of the topics that I've already brought to you. And I'm hoping that that format will greater enhance your understanding of the K through 12 area in education and where you want your children's educational career or trajectory to go from here and hopefully aid you in understanding the things that you need to understand to give your children a better educational experience and equip them for the world in which they will go out into once they graduate from high school.
And to our 2020 graduates we say congratulations to you and we wish you well, peace and love and I'm your host Buffy Williams. We hope you enjoyed today's show. Don't forget to rate us and follow us on your podcast player. Check out our show page radio dot new heights education dot org for monthly announcements and other happenings.