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Post Five: Why so passive?
I have always thought that how we test and teach is inefficient and dated. I have always been an active learner, and especially being a biology major, I can see the difference between active and passive learning firsthand. When learning anatomy, it is hard to understand why pairs of muscles work in particular ways, or…
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Post Three: I was a science fair kid, after all
I have been training my eye for graphic design for a long time and it is very interesting to hear the things that I have either learned from experience or have gathered from different teachers and people throughout my life. In middle school, I was required to create and submit a science fair project every…
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Post Two: Subtitles alone aren’t enough
The importance and advantage of using multimedia as a learning tool is clearly evident. Taking advantage of not only one of our five senses but two or three is vital in the absorption of information and its ability to remain in our memories. Video is the most widely used form of multimedia for learning, combining…
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Post Four: Thanks for coming to my TED Talk
I have always found pleasure in watching TED Talks, and in a way, being so well versed in the way that both regular TED Talks and TED-Ed has helped me in grasping the ideas presented during the past couple weeks. The article provided to us, written by Nayomi Chibana, describes a wonderful structure for an…
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Post One: An Exploration of My Interactions with Multimedia
As someone who enjoys learning in her spare time, my main teacher has slowly evolved from books to the internet, specifically YouTube. As of late, my favourite way to add to my steadily growing collection of ‘fun facts’ is by watching TedEd videos, which fall under the category of multimedia. Each video dialogue is accompanied…