After reading your blog post I feel that I have a clear, concise yet detailed summary of the resources that were assigned in Module 1. I liked how you began with a real experience, tied it to multimedia, explained how multimedia learning can support learner-centered teaching and then were able to give important definitions and a video that summarized the learning really well. The video that you imbedded is a good example of purposeful media that can be added into these blog posts, and it is an example of multimedia itself. It not only helped to clarify the content of the blog post but began to touch on the subjects of Dual-Coding theory and the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning that is further explored in the next Module. Through this video I was able to easily make connections between the introduction of what multimedia is, why it is important and how it can be used and the material of CTML explored this week.

Additionally, I enjoyed how you connected the idea of storytelling into multimedia. This is a really important aspect of the education of young learners as it is a very natural place to begin their exploration of new topics. Further, storytelling is a great place to begin introducing aspects of Indigenous culture and pedagogy into a traditional classroom. Storytelling is a sacred and popular practice in many indigenous cultures and is an easy place to start in the effort of Indigenizing education as per request of the new BC curriculum.

Finally, I enjoyed how you ended with some personal experiences of multimedia learning and how it benefited you as a learner. All the while you continued to add a note of hesitancy with the addition of technology as it needs to be used in a meaningful way.

https://sarahbjelde.opened.ca/2020/06/07/edci-337-blog-post-1-introduction-to-multimedia-and-multimedia-learning/