AR in future classrooms:
This weeks content covered different forms of augmented reality (AR), a term coined by Thomas Caudell and David Mizell in the 90’s, and how it can be used in classrooms. I myself do not have much experience with these technologies so I was encouraged by the different options that teachers can use in a classroom. Looking through all of the resources like Google Lens, Lego Connect, and Merge Cube made me start to wonder what more could AR bring to classrooms and what grade could this be incorporated into. I actually realized that I had a Merge Cube gathering dust on a bookshelf, it was a gift and at the time I did not know what ity was nor did I have the time to look into it. Now I am excited to have a good reason to download the app and spend some time checking out what Merge Cube can do and how hard or easy the technology is to use.
I like how this video walks you through the Merge app and some features it has:
I would say that AR connects to the effect principle of learning. Students who have a chance to use a tool like this to dive deeper into a subject are sure to have a lasting impression of that lesson with positive feelings asciociated with it. I think AR also fits into the intensity principle of learning because it can be used as an exciting and unique way of teaching a topic.
Hands on activities: Design & Layout with Canva:
The content on Canva this week was a great introduction and walkthrough for that website. I found the controls were straightforward and the instructions from the UVic Libraries Digital Scholarship Commons were well laid out and easy to follow. The variety of templates available makes using Canva more accessible to people, like myself, who may not have confidence in their design skills. The templates are also helpful to have as a starting off point even if you do not end up using the template in it’s original form. Canva is certainly a resource I can see myself using in future courses and in my teaching career.
Here are a few products from the hands on learning I did for this content
References
Creative Commons Licensed Workshop Curriculum | UVic Libraries Digital Scholarship Commons. (n.d.). Retrieved February 20, 2021, from https://oac.uvic.ca/dsc/workshops/lessonplans/
Principles of learning. (2021, June 4). In Psychology Wikia. https://psychology.wikia.org/wiki/Principles_of_learning#Effect
Underhill, C. (2018). Design Principles for Multimedia. In UBC Wiki. https://wiki.ubc.ca/Documentation:Design_Principles_for_Multimedia