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I really liked your simple description of what multimedia is- I thought it was simple enough for anyone to understand, yet insightful enough to explain the complexities of it. I agree with you that rich experiences are a very important aspect of interactive learning using multimedia. This resonated with me, as like many of us had said, I learn best when I am interested and engaged with the subject matter. For myself, stories and activities really help with this.

I personally have never been very interested in video games, so I did not realize the degree of which these games could be integrated into a learning environment to solidify and build on learning. I would really like to discuss this further with you so I could get more comfortable with some of these ideas!

I too wondered about the idea of having “too much” technology in the classroom. My concern is that the technology may become to focus of the lesson, rather than the content and big ideas. I am looking forward to discovering more about this.

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I can relate to what you discussed about the importance of engaging students. I also think that multimedia is a great way to incorporate UDL into teaching and find a way to reach, relate to, and engage each student, all with different interests and experiences. I too am excited to learn ways to incorporate technology and multimedia into future teaching experiences.

I noticed that you were able to think back to your own experiences throughout school, and pick out ways in which various teachers were able to reach students in the class. I think that many students are similar to you, in their ability to learn better through stories because it is relevant to their own lives. I would like to hear more about ways in which you would suggest engaging students based on your own past experiences as it seems like you have many ideas. Something that I think is important as we move towards our future teaching careers is variety as this will help us to reach each student, so I agree with you that the importance of using multimedia in teaching of all ages is of great importance!

 

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I completely agree with your uncertainty about taking this course online, I too am a hands-on learner and have already found this course to be different from other education courses I have taken in the past. So much of an emphasis is placed on the importance of relationships and connection building with teachers, peers and students in each education class I have taken so far. With the way things are going, and how teaching online and online practice are going to be part of many of our future teaching, I am also very excited to learn more about using technology and how connections can still be built using this medium.

Your experiences with interactive learning seem to have taught you many ways to engage students and you appear to have lots of ideas already, as you begin your teaching career!

One thing that really stuck out to me as I read your blog post was that you said that multimedia learning “enhances the learning process”. This is something I need to remember moving forward- to use technology as a tool to aid learning, rather than make the lesson focus on the technology.

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I really appreciated how throughout your blog you mentioned using multimedia to enhance learning. I agree with you that the learning that takes place in genuine, interactive learning experiences is huge. When I think back to my own learning throughout school, I definitely learned (and still remember) the thigs that I learned when I was engaged and interested.

I also find technology frustrating at times, so I too am curious about incorporating technology into interactive learning experiences in an effective and meaningful ways. I think that this course will be helpful in finding ways for us to find multiple ways to allow interactive learning to be an everyday experience. I think this is important, and really stuck out to me, because having a classroom where students are engaged with an interested in the content I am teaching is a goal of mine as well!

I am excited to talk to you more throughout this course about your experiences and ideas of how to incorporate multimedia and interactive learning into teaching!