Handout+1+-+Overview



OVERVIEW ===﻿WHAT FOLLOWS IS A 5-HR WORKSHOP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS EDUCATORS. ITS PURPOSE IS TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE THEORY, INSTRUCTIONAL PRINCIPLES, AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT TOGETHER WILL FACILITATE DELIVERY OF EFFECTIVE MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTION IN YOUR MATHEMATICS CLASSROOMS.===

===**﻿IN THIS MANNER, BY** THE END OF THIS WORKSHOP YOU WILL HAVE DESIGNED A 90-MINUTE MULTIMEDIA MATHEMATICS LESSON SPECIFIC TO A PARTICULAR MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADE LEVEL OF YOUR CHOICE. THEREIN YOU WILL DEMONSTRATE ATTAINMENT OF THE REFERENCED OBJECTIVES; THAT IS, UNDERSTANDING OF THE COGNITIVE THEORY OF MULTIMEDIA LEARNING, THE PRINCIPLES OF MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTION, AND THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR THE VIABLE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN MULTIMEDIA MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS LESSON PLANNING.===

===﻿TO THIS END, A COLLABORATIVE GROUP PROJECT WILL BE ASSIGNED THAT WILL SERVE AS AN AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY (THE PROJECT). THE PROJECT WILL BE PEER-EVALUATED USING AN ESTABLISHED RUBRIC (SEE RUBRIC HANDOUT).===

===﻿IT IS OF NOTE THAT THE PROJECT ASSIGNMENT WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN OF GROUP WIKIS. SINCE THIS WORKSHOP ITSELF USES THE WIKI AS ITS CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE IT AS A MODEL FOR YOUR OWN PRESENTATIONS. PAY PARTICULARLY CLOSE ATTENTION TO HOW IT LINKS TO, AND ORGANIZES ITS PAGES AND RESOURCES.===

===**﻿IN THE TRUE SPIRIT OF MULTIMEDIA LEARNING,THIS WORKSHOP DELIVERY EMPHASIZES SPOKEN AND VISUAL CONTENT, BUT PRINTED TEXT FORMATS TOO, ARE AVAILABLE IN BOTH THE WIKI HANDOUT PAGES AND IN DOWNLOADABLE PDF FORMAT FOR HARD-COPY PRINTING.**===

===**iN ADDITION TO THIS OVERVIEW, THE HOME PAGE WILL LEAD YOU THROUGH A NUMBER OF OTHER SPOKEN AND VISUAL COMPONENT PRESENTATIONS THAT ARE PERFECTLY ALIGNED WITH THE WIKI HANDOUT PAGES AND ITS DOWNLOADABLE VERSION. IN THIS WAY YOU CAN SEE AND LISTEN TO THE PRESENTATIONS WHILE REFERRING TO THE PRINTED WORD IN HARD COPY OR IN THE WIKI HANDOUT PAGES.**===