Tuesday, 13 May 2008

I really like the music video

I like the Artist

I like the way in which the sing makes fun of Jurassic Park

Polkarama

I like this b/c i like the artist

I like it b/c it makes fun of other songs.

I like it b/c it is really funny and fast.

WoW Dances



reasons i like this vid:


1.i like WoW


2. The dances are funny


3. i think its interesting


photo essay

I thought that most of the photo essays were pretty interesting. They were mostly not boring and slow, which was a good thing. I liked the ,usic in most of them because it was lively and exciting. I didnt like the fact that some of the essays had pictures which were irrelevant to tha subject, and simply put in for laughs. A couple of the essays also didnt have real subjects, at least i was not aware of any in them. I would revise mine to including larger letters and more appropriate music for some of the pictures. i thought it was rather difficult to express the point and mood of the story using only pictures and sounds/music.

Tuesday, 26 February 2008

The Science of PowerPoint Overload

The article ,The science of PowerPoint Overload , talks about the human minds capability to process and store information. The article claims that the conventional way of putting several lines of text with half a dozen words in each is bad, as it causes a kind of info overload for the brain. The article also talks about the fact that the brain is able to process and absorb data in a verbal and a visual form. Unfortunately, we are only able to absorb in one channel at a time. This report also says that you should not be repetitive, include pictures. Another thing is that we should keep our slides very simple, and not overcrowd them with info.



Help! My Brain is Overloaded!

Help! My Brain is Overloaded!, states that most students are taught the wrong way. The Cognitive Load Theory says that working memory is limited when learning new information, but not as limited for long term memory. This article states that the brain is only able to handle limited amounts of new information at any one time. It says that almost all information in working memory goes after 20 seconds, unless you repeat it or try and commit it to memory. This theory says that it would make more sense to give students solved problems which can be worked in later, than to give them problems to solve, as that puts a lot of strain on working memory.