For this week’s optional activity I chose to engage in a create activity. The instructions for any create activity ask us to create a 5 minute Video/ Podcast or Digital Artifact which describes: “How you would “teach/ design, create or share” something for another teacher based on the weekly course topics. I chose to try something completely out of my comfort zone and create a basic animation video. I made my video about Universal Design for Learning (Topic 3) using an application called Animaker. This application allowed me to experiment with transitions, creativity and flow of information and furthermore allowed me to try something new. I still have a lot to learn about making informative animation such as transitional flow and setting things into correct time frames. This activity was very fun and the application is something I will look into in the future. I linked this activity to the course outcomes:
- Practice digital, networked, and open literacies in support of learning about distributed and open learning – I was able to explore new digital application and technologies that could be used by students to show evidence of learning or educators to deliver materials in multiple modes.
- Examine and reflect upon the potential for equitable access for all learners in online and open learning contexts – As I made this video on Universal Design for Learning I kept linking it back to how the creation of animation could be used as a tool to provide multiple means of engagement, representation, and action and expression throughout learning plans. This would give students equitable access to enjoying learning, explore new materials and demonstrate evidence of their learning.
Check out my video!
Link to Animaker.
Information retrieved from:
CAST (2018). Universal Design for Learning Guidelines version 2.2. Retrieved from http://udlguidelines.cast.org
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