Good morning class! 

I hope you had a great break and feel refreshed for this winter term. 

In Interactive & Multimedia Learning, we will first ground ourselves in theory, then engage in multimedia critique, and finally create two multimedia projects. You will gain hands on experience of the design process, storytelling, and applying educational theories to objects.

tl;dr

  • Familiarize yourself with the course tools, website, structure, and navigating to resources
  • Introduce yourself and get to know others in the Mattermost Channel: Discussions
  • Create your blog 
  • Complete you Flight Path – Due Sun, Jan 11

Course Tools

  • Course Website: https://edtechuvic.ca/edci337/
    We will be using a public WordPress site as the main course website 
  • Class Discussion: https://chat.opened.ca/edci337
    We will use Mattermost for class discussions (view the Brightspace for the private join link) 
  • Class Video Conference: Zoom
    (view the Brightspace for the private join link) 
  • Office Hours: https://calendly.com/adrian-granchelli/30min
    You can Schedule a time to chat with me anytime. We will meet via the class video conference link 
    You can also reach out at any point by email or Mattermost

Note: the course outline and private links (i.e. the Zoom room/password and the Mattermost join link) will only be accessible on Brightspace. 

Introductions

Throughout this course, you will have opportunities to learn from one another by reading each other’s work, engaging in group projects, and participating in peer review. To begin, let’s take some time to get to know each other. Try including some of the following prompts (you don’t need to address them all, but try to help us understand who you are):

  • What is your name and lifestage?
  • Where is your hometown? What is your native country and first language?
  • What is your university major, and when do you plan to graduate?
  • Introduce your professional background (please include any volunteering or philanthropy)
  • What are your favourite academic subjects?
  • What are your hobbies or life passions?
  • Can you share something interesting you did in the past year? 
  • What experiences have you had with multimedia in education?
  • What is something you hope to learn in this course?

Now, let’s start thinking beyond text – what can a photograph or short video clip tell us about you? Images are quick to process and engage us primarily on an emotional level (Yousman, 2016). So please share some photos or a short video clip of yourself — can you answer any of the above questions with an image?

Once you’ve posted your introduction, take time to meet your peers:

  1. Review/read at least 10 of your classmates’ introductions.
  2. Engage substantively with at least 4 peers, especially those who haven’t received much feedback yet.
  3. Use this opportunity to find peers with shared interests, goals, or majors who could potentially form a small group for synchronous discussions or identify a team for the challenge projects. Group Work starts in the second week!

Create your blog on OpenETC

Follow the instructions on our blog post, Creating a Blog on the OpenETC. If you need help, you can reach me by email, Mattermost, or by booking a meeting.

Customize your blog (See WordPress Tutorial)

Flight Path

The Flight Path is your first step in EDCI 337. It is a forward-looking exercise designed to help you articulate your intentions for the course by aligning your personal ambitions with the course objectives and identifying the skills you hope to develop by the end of the semester.

Full assignment details here.

As always, you can reach my by email, Mattermost, or by booking a meeting.

Looking forward to meeting you all 🙂
Take care,
Adrian