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How will you include Mayer’s principle of active processing in your authentic assessment activity? What kind of product will your participants create to demonstrate their learning using multimedia technology?

Humans actively engage in cognitive processing in order to construct a coherent mental representation of their experiences. This includes paying attention, organizing incoming information, and integrating incoming information with other knowledge (Mayer, 2009, pg. 67). I will include Mayer's principle of active processing by creating activities where the learner has tasks to complete in order to move on in the workshop. This includes sending e-mail, creating a Google Site, creating a Google Doc, and making events in Google Calendar. The final product of this workshop will be an activity where each student will create an Google Doc linked to a Google Site linked to a Gmail e-mail sent to the teacher. The connections between the links in this chain will serve as an assessment tool that will show each student's active learning.

What kind of multimedia presentation must you create to effectively present key concepts and skills to your participants (video, PowerPoint, podcast, screencast, interactive tutorial, or other)? How will you include Mayer’s principles of dual coding and limited capacity in your presentation?

I will use several different kinds of multimedia presentations such as using YouTube tutorials and instructional videos, slide shows, and screencasts. I would like to use interactive tutorials, but I have not been successful finding effective ones on the Internet. In the coming weeks, I will continue to pursue finding more multimedia presentation tools. In these presentations, I will use Mayer's principles of dual coding by using audio, video, and graphics together to enhance the learning while making a point not to include distractions such as extraneous information or too much information (limited capacity).

What kind of graphic organizer would be best to give your participants to help facilitate learning in your workshop?

I will include a graphic organizer that I made using a software program called Inspiration. A sample graphic organizer that I have already made can be found on the page "Devise a Plan". I will reorganize and tweak this graphic organizer to maximize learning while trying to keep it simple, easy to follow, and thorough.

What concepts in your presentation will require pre-training before you begin the workshop? How will you use multimedia to engage your learners during the pre-training phase?

I will have a THINK-PAIR-SHARE pre-training exercise that will cover several required key terms. The students will use the Internet to research the key terms. They will create their group presentations using Inspiration.

What equipment will you need to conduct your workshop (projector, laptops for each pair of participants, Internet connections, other)?

I will need a classroom set of computers connected to the Internet with Inspiration installed on each. I will also use a program called SmartSynch which allows me to see all of the computers in my lab and also displays my screen on each screen at the same time. If SmartSynch is not available, then a projector and screen will be necessary.

What online applications might you use?

Internet Explorer, FireFox, Safari, Google Chrome, or any other Internet program. Inspiration.

How will your participants collaborate on their projects? How will you group them to create authentic assessment in your workshop?

Participants will collaborate using e-mail and Google Docs. I have several special ed and ELL students in all of my classes. Therefore, I will make sure each group is diverse and represents all levels found in my classroom whenever possible.

Reference:

Mayer, R. E. (2009). //Multimedia learning// (2nd ed.). Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press