Float or Sink - Cool Science Experiment

From the video, we know that the presenter use hands-on science and inquiry-based to make learning more engaging and fun. The instructional design that he use is Behaviorism because he is showing to the viewer on how to make an experiment to see whether the cans float or sink.

Advantages of behaviorism; 1.Behavior is shaped quickly.

2.The leaner adapts to the environment.

3. Behavior can be measured.

4. Initially teaching machines were crude and cumbersome, but now programmes can be run on personal computers.

5.Student works at own pace. Disadvantages of behaviorism; 1.It does not account for all kinds of learning.

2. It does not explain some learning,research has shown that animals adapt their reinforced patterns to new information.

3. Whole class teaching does not suit slow or fast learners, just the average paced learners.

4.Analysis of a child’s behaviour takes time and involves careful observation and record keeping.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Week 11 - Documentation of Multimedia Project

There are 2 documents that can support the multimedia project development;
1. Design document or proposal
2. final report.

It is important because it;
1. allow all facts and figures regarding the development and process to be documented.
2. it tracks records for all steps, procedures, measures taken along the progress.


If we skip the documentation process, it will cause problems in the future.

A multimedia development project will need three type of documents;
1. planning design document
2. support document
3. final document

Support document normally contains;
1. how to use this CD/Program/Product
2.technical requirement (software and hardware)
3.installation guide (if necessary).



Final document contains;
1. reports the improvements that have been applied on the multimedia projects.
2. it include all the formative assessments outcomes, reviews, test reports, minutes of group meetings and decision made and improvements made to the projects.

In short final reports will have these elements;
1. an introduction to the report.
2. group meetings (date/discussion topics/decision).
3. Suggestions gathered from peers (if any).
4. comments and suggestions from prototype presentation.
5. testing and formative evaluation reports.
6. improvements/ changes made from the original planning document (new design/flowchart/storyboard etc.)
7.problems and issues faced throughout the development process
8.reflection of group member on multimedia development products.

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