Assignment 2 padlet by Shanjie Zhang

how can digital technologies support learners in meeting a wide range of goals in different contexts?

shanjiezhang31 — 2025-02-20 03:48:45 UTC

students can have fun and engage with the assignment more
simulations can deepen understandings of certain topics
makes gaining new skills easy and affordable

The eight key affordances of learning with technologies

shanjiezhang31 — 2025-02-20 03:56:56 UTC

Interactivity - technology responds to the actions of the user

Adaptability - technology may adapt to a user's preferences

Feedback - can provide feedback on how user's performance can be improved

Choice - gives users the option of what to learn and how to learn

Nonlinear access - order of learning topics can be chosen by users

Linked representation - can support learning with quick connections

open-ended learner input - allows users to be creative with how they learn

communication - users can interact or learn with another person

examples of technologies that stimulate active learning

shanjiezhang31 — 2025-02-20 04:03:39 UTC

Video games such as "universe sandbox" can teach learners about astronomy in a simulated universe with realistic physics and intractability
Quizlet, with interactive study tools such as flashcards students can carry on their mobile devices and practice tests to challenge their learning progress
Duolingo helps users learn new languages through the encouragement of daily practice and pronunciation tests

how learning technology can support instruction.

shanjiezhang31 — 2025-02-20 04:12:45 UTC

Teachers may use interactive tools such as Quizlet, Kahoot, or other technologies to engage the student in fun activities while challenging their knowledge and understanding

How does linking formal and informal learning to improve learners’ outcomes and developing students’ writing through interactivity and feedback?

shanjiezhang31 — 2025-02-20 04:20:07 UTC

With over 88% of teens owning and using smartphones as a part of daily lives, it's important for educators and systems to support student learning through their daily technologies.

Giving web based assignments allows the student to learn interactively in their own time, and group chatrooms can be a way for students to help each other without having to physically be there

What are some opportunities and challenges for using technology?

shanjiezhang31 — 2025-02-20 04:24:35 UTC

many teachers may not adapt to the rapid change in technology use and would have to change their curriculum
some students may not be suited for a distant learning type of activity, or learn better in the presence of a instructor
phones and laptops may be distracting to the student if not monitored correctly

What are Mayer’s Principles to Guide Multimedia Learning?

shanjiezhang31 — 2025-02-20 04:25:26 UTC

1. Coherence Principle. People may learn better when unnecessary sounds and pictures are excluded rather than included

2. Signaling Principle. People learn better when essential details are given more attention

3. Spatial Contiguity Principle. People learn better when vocabulary have image examples associated with the material.

4. Temporal Contiguity Principle. People learn better when words and images appear at the same time.

5. Segmenting Principle. People learn better when they are learning at their own pace rather than having to catch up.

6. Pretraining Principle. People learn better from a multimedia lesson when they learn the basics or general idea first.