Planning

= Workshop Planning =

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

 * ==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? ==

==** Mayer (2009) states that meaningful learning occurs when learners try to make sense of their learning and are cognitively engaged. The workshop participants will actually construct their own wiki which entails active processing. In addition to creating their own classroom wiki, my workshop participants will include a minimum of three web tools for multimedia learning within their wikis. **== ==** As the key concepts and skills for my multimedia presentation are delivered, careful consideration has been made of Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (Mayer, 2009). Because I have learned that learners process information through both visual and auditory channels, I will design my presentation to engage both channels simultaneously. However, because I also know that learners have a limited capacity to process information in each channel, I will also limit the amount of information to be processed so as to avoid overloading the working memory, which would decreasing learning. By presenting information with a simple combination of auditory and visual input, I will minimize the overload and have more success. I will use video tutorials and screencasts that tap into visual and auditory channels. **== ==** I plan to use a KWL chart to help workshop participants organize their learning and then reflect upon it. By identifying up front what they think they know and what they want to know about wikis they will be cognitively active as they try to make sense of the information. At the end of the workshop they will confirm or negate the accuracy of their prior knowledge, be able to ask questions that may not have been addressed and then identify the new knowledge gained. I will give them the opportunity to use the graphic organizer in Google Docs so that they can experience a collaborative web tool. **==
 * ==**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? **==
 * ==**What kind of graphic organizer would be best to give your participants to help facilitate learning in your workshop? **==

== Research on pre-training suggests that exposure to concepts prior to the learning event leads to more successful transfer of knowledge in the practical application of the skills (Mayer, 2009, pg. 194). I **would like to introduce the workshop participants to the concept of what a wiki is and the reasons for using it. I would also like them to explore a wiki so that they can get the feel of navigating it. They will have already signed up for an account. I will use a variety of video tutorials, Power Points or Slide Share presentations and screencasts to engage my learners during pre-training. The pre-training time will also allow them the opportunity** to gather their media artifacts to bring to the workshop. ==
 * ==**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? **==


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


 * ==**What online applications might you use? **==

** Google Docs **

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

== Participant teachers will work in grade level/like subject teams to create their wiki with multimedia elements, which will be evaluated by a rubric.They will also work together on filling out their KWL chart together. They will have time to reflect upon their learning and will make comments to their classmates within the discussion tab of the wikis. ==