The type of multimedia that I would have the most difficulty learning with would be audio clips. Since I am so strongly a visual learner (9 on the visual side) I have difficulty learning with just written materials or materials that are explained only verbally. I know that pod casting is becoming popular as an education tool, however if those pod casts are only audio I would really be at a loss. Video pod casting would be really useful to me on the other hand. If I can see pictures, demonstrations, and diagrams that go along with the material I am hearing I really understand much better.
The multimedia tool that I would like to learn more about is how to use technology as a tool for knowledge construction. At the school where I teach I have access to the program Inspiration, however I have never used it. I am a visual learner, and so are most of my students, so this could be a wonderful tool; however I have not been properly introduced to the program and do not know how to use it. I hope to sit down in the near future to 'play' with the program to figure out how it works. I am making a goal that in this upcoming trimester I will use the program at least twice in each of my 4 classes. This will take some time and effort, however I feel that it is important that I become acclimated with the program and that I use this useful tool in my classroom.
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I am the same way as you, a very strong visual learner. I have used a podcast before and it wasn’t very helpful to me because like you said, audio doesn’t work best for visual learners. I like how you brought up the fact of video podcasting. I think that would actually be really cool to use, I would definitely be interested in seeing one. I feel like it would be really difficult to make one though, but it is something that could be interesting to investigate.
By the way I really like your blog page, it is very visually pleasing!
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