{"id":257,"date":"2018-04-21T12:26:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T19:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/?p=257"},"modified":"2018-04-21T12:27:41","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T19:27:41","slug":"lrnt-526-video-based-learning-an-exploration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/lrnt-526-video-based-learning-an-exploration\/","title":{"rendered":"LRNT 526 &#8211; Video Based Learning, an Exploration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-258 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2018\/04\/player-3308175_1280-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2018\/04\/player-3308175_1280-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2018\/04\/player-3308175_1280-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2018\/04\/player-3308175_1280-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2018\/04\/player-3308175_1280-945x532.png 945w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2018\/04\/player-3308175_1280-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2018\/04\/player-3308175_1280.png 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/169;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">About 10 years ago when I was initially studying to be a secondary school teacher, I remember coming across literature about learning styles.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>So called experts surmised that learners can be categorized as auditory, visual or tactile\/kinesthetic learners, who excel in environments where instructors lean on your \u2018style\u2019 more than others.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Many other theories around this have been developed, some with other styles added.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As a teacher, I have spent time in my classes doing activities which attempt to determine what styles lead to the best learning, as well as questioning students about what kind of style they prefer. From my own experience, I have determined that it is impossible to choose one style which results in the most success for any learner, and most often people choose what style they prefer, rather than what results in the best learning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Do we really know the best way that we learn?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a workplace context, what is the best learning \u2018style\u2019 which promotes skill building for those who don\u2019t have time to attend face to face training sessions?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For LRNT 526, our group has chosen to delve deeply into video based learning environments, and in particular TED Ed animation approaches in order to evaluate how using video could apply to micro learning environments and training in the private sector.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As an adult education instructor over the past 10 or so years, I have focused on workplace related learning, and have helped students gain skills needed to obtain employment, as well as developing online training materials for industry.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Most of the eLearning environments I have been involved in the design of have used a mix of reading and video modalities.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I am very interested in seeing how video, the use of narration, and the design of animations can promote learning for those looking to upgrade skills or learn new ones for work. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When looking back at literature reviewed in previous courses as part of the MALAT program, it appears that there are a variety of opinions on the merits of video based learning design when compared to other learning approaches.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Wong, Leahy, Marcus and Sweller (2012) feel after reviewing literature on the subject that there is \u201cno inherit benefit of animations over static graphics\u201d (p. 451).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Within video based learning itself, Merrill (2002) feels that a combination of text and graphics may result in reduced learning capacity, while an audio and graphic combination can promote more effective learning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As I was brainstorming about what aspect of video based learning to focus on, cognitive load came immediately to mind.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I am always cognizant of not overwhelming my students with too much information all at once when creating learning environments.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In working environments where what staff need to learn can be directly applicable to tasks they need to perform, as well as knowledge being essential to creating a safe environment, reducing cognitive load on working memory must be considered.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As part of this course, I want to dig deeper into how the setup of animation\/video based learning can impact cognitive load and the ability to retain and apply knowledge at work.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Thomas (2010) feels that \u201cthe presentation of content in well structured multimedia format enables to reduce the cognitive load and enhance the cognitive processing\u201d (p. 237).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I want to find out more about what specifically can be done when structuring video based learning environments to reduce this load and promote this retention.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Some questions I want to consider:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Do videos and visual animations as learning tools promote retention in working memory, and how can this form of learning be evaluated in terms of cognitive load? <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What forms or combinations (text, narration, images, demonstrations etc.) of learning design using video promote the most retention and least cognitive loading?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What is transient information loss, and how can it be reduced in the design of animations?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>References<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 24pt;text-indent: -24.0pt\">Merrill, M. D. (2002). First principles of instruction. <i>Educational Technology Research and Development<\/i>, <i>50<\/i>(3), 43\u201359. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/BF02505024<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Thomas, P. Y. (2010). Learning and instructional systems design. In <em>Towards developing a web-based blended learning environment<\/em> <em>at the University of Botswana.<\/em> (Doctoral dissertation).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wong, A., Leahy, W., Marcus, N., &amp; Sweller, J. (2012). Cognitive load theory, the transient information effect and e-\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 learning.\u00a0<i>Learning and Instruction<\/i>,\u00a0<i>22<\/i>(6), 449\u2013457. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.learninstruc.2012.05.004<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The image above is licensed under CCO Creative Commons, and was retrieved from\u00a0https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/player-video-play-3308175\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; About 10 years ago when I was initially studying to be a secondary school teacher, I remember coming across literature about learning styles.\u00a0 So called experts surmised that learners can be categorized as auditory, visual or tactile\/kinesthetic learners, who&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/lrnt-526-video-based-learning-an-exploration\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[65,21,66],"class_list":["post-257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lrnt526","tag-cognitiveload","tag-rrumalat","tag-videolearning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":260,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257\/revisions\/260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}