When it comes to learning, technology isn’t always an enhancement. Static images can sometimes be better than video, and Powerpoint presentations can often be a hindrance. It is about how we use the technology. Not even the most cutting-edge technology can help students learn if it’s not used correctly. The principles of how people retain information remain constant whether the information is coming from a textbook or virtual reality. In this installment of Course of Mind, Dr. Cris Castro from the Center for Advanced Research in Education at the Universidad de Chile talks about learning research that offers guidelines for how to use multimedia technology in the classroom. Cris stresses the importance of applying learning science principles while using technology as well as having a firm grasp on students’ knowledge and what they need to learn.
This podcast is produced by NarayanKripa Sundararajan (@KripaSundar) as part of the Course of Mind project, an ISTE initiative made possible in part by a grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative DAF, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
07/02/19 • 35 min
Course of Mind - Learning first, technology second
Transcript
You're an educator in the 21st century. You're listening to a podcast from ISTE. Those two facts make it all the more likely you used a piece of multimedia in the recent past.
Speaker 1Maybe it was a cool animation. Maybe you pull the Khan Academy video. Maybe you set up a station rotation in a modified flipped classroom model with prepared slideshows or video demos you spend hours crafting.
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