In this episode, April and Courtney talk about what Multimedia Learning is and how they can use it in their classrooms. April is a digital media arts teacher and Courtney is a math teacher. Throughout the podcast, they were able to compare and contrast the way they use and plan on using multimedia in their classrooms, mentioning different educational buzzwords. Also, they talked about how multimedia is used in a course like the one we’re taking. April mentioned an interesting fact about SpongeBob clips that Courtney was very surprised by. Overall, April and Courtney talked about the different presentations that multimedia learning involves.
References
Pappas, S. (2011, September 12).
SpongeBob study: Do fast-paced cartoons impair kids’ thinking? The Christian Science Monitor.