Your blog post had a tone of vulnerability in your initial hesitation of learning about Microsoft and a tone of enthusiasm about learning the new content and multimedia instruction already. The addition of your personal anecdote about your french class showed your understanding about the subject and how you already can identify the reasons for its popularity.

Additionally, distinguishing the difference between the tech-centered and Learner-centered interactive learning is one that, as you said, is vitally important. I agree that in this age of ever evolving technology it is important to be adaptable and introduce tech to students. Technology is something that is part of every day society, the working world and students life which makes it something that young learners do need to learn to be successful adults. That being said, it is important to regulate, carefully select and provide meaningful experiences with technology. As you stated “teachers chooses the tech that will best support their learning experience”. Providing an example of how you would help build students literacy skills shows how you already are thinking about all of these things.

Finally, the addition of the video was a great summary of the ideas that Mayer was talking about in the first chapter of The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning and a great resource to share to a peer who is just being introduced to the topic of multimedia learning.

One thing that could have been improved is adding more information from the sources. Particularly in the section about your french class. Your argument could have been strengthen by applying some of the multimedia principles that were present.

https://hgustavsson.opened.ca/2020/06/04/blog-1-what-is-multimedia-and-interactive-learning/