The purpose of this e-portfolio is to showcase my skills and experience in the field of instructional design and educational technology. The artifacts featured in this portfolio are various examples of my work.
This page contains samples of my animation.
The purpose of this e-portfolio is to showcase my skills and experience in the field of instructional design and educational technology. The artifacts featured in this portfolio are various examples of my work.
As we learned this week from Mayer himself, educational multimedia should have a solid purpose. It should convey something to the learner that no other form of instruction can accomplish. For my animation, I chose concept over content. Rather than a biological or physical science concept, I chose one in my own field of computer science. This is one of the first things I learned in formal computer science education, and as soon as I did, I came up with this visual in my head where it has stayed for decades until now as I share it with all of you. It is the concept of what a computer file is. As professionals in educational technology, I'm sure this concept is neither new nor complicated to any of us anymore, but for some (especially for technologically challenged instructors and learners alike that I have assisted throughout my career), it really is a high level concept that becomes one of the most rewarding "aha" moments for me. As something I have always used words to describe, it is nice to create the graphic form of it that has been in my head. For technical purposes, I used Canva to make my animation. I gave my animation a title and added 3 areas for pictures and short accompanying text. My goal was to create a sort of flow of information without the flow chart. I edited the 3 pictures to show in succession, from left to right. I added animation to the middle, connecting idea picture to give learners a brief pause for allowing them to construct the connection using the rotating tool. I then added a popping animation to the final picture as a way of physically representing its finality. I used a particular blue background and khaki color of folder image to mimic what learners would actually see on their computer. This accurate representation is key to the cognition of this concept. Lastly, I added audio summarizing the main concept. Using Mayer's principles, I made sure it was different than the text I showed on the graphic. This was extremely satisfying to make, and I hope to use Adobe in the future to create even more unique and creative multimedia.