Feedback to Kylie Scott regarding her blog

This blog entry is my third in a series of responding to my classmate’s blog posts for our class EDCI 337 Interactive and Multimedia Learning. The first thing that I could relate to in Kylie’s blog was when she stated, “I hope to relieve some anxiety that I have when it comes to speaking and creating an audio message or putting myself in front of the camera and presenting that way.” I feel the same way about being recorded, and it being a permanent artifact. Contrarily, I have very little nervousness surrounding public speaking or teaching in real life. Although I cannot speak for Kylie, I suspect that she feels the same way because I have witnessed her performing peer teaching and have seen her present in class. She always delivers with an air of confidence alongside near-perfect delivery. Kylie referenced Khan Academy in her post. I connected with this because I used Khan Academy when taking my first year of university studies at the College of The Rockies in Cranbrook, B.C. Additionally, I am curious if Kylie had ever used The Organic Chemistry Tutor on YouTube because I found it immensely useful when I took a Finite Mathematics course during my first year.

Kylie referenced the “Think, Pair, Share” technique, and this resonated with me because she pointed out the positive results it can have on learners who are less likely to speak up in more extensive settings just as Leona noted in her response to Kylie’s blog. Furthermore, by connecting this technique to our assigned reading “Introduction to Multimedia Learning PDF,” she was able to both make a personal connection and a course relation to the topic, resulting in a compelling post.

Overall, I enjoyed reading all three of my classmate’s blogs, and it was a very welcome respite from the solitude that COVID-19 has caused many of us to experience. However, it did remind me of the great times with all of the fantastic members of our cohort that I will miss out on this fall.

References:

Mayer, R. E., 1947. (2014). The Cambridge handbook of multimedia learning (Second ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139547369

The Share Team (2018, April 6). Interactive teaching styles used in the classroom. Resilient Educator. https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/5-interactive-teaching-styles-2/