2. PERSONAL LEARNING PREFERENCE
• At the beginning of this class, I took the learning preferences survey, which gave me the
following scores: 3 for active, 5 for sensing, 5 for visual, and 5 for global. My learning
preferences are close to moderate in all categories. Throughout the semester, I’ve
learned to use other learning preferences like verbal or sequential, which weren’t really
my strong learning preferences. I’ve learned to talk to other classmates more and I’ve
tried using outlines throughout the semester, which have both help me become a better
verbal learner. I didn’t think talking to other classmates about the class would help me
learn better, especially since I’m more of a visual learner. I think knowing about learning
preferences helped me a lot during the semester in my overall learning. I never knew
about learning preferences and knowing about them made me a better learner by allowing
me to use my weaker learning preferences and turning them into strengths.
• Cedric Rodriguez
3. LEARNING PATHWAY
• The learning pathway I chose at the beginning of the semester was “learning warrior” and
I chose it because I wanted to utilize the fewest amount of technologies to learn. I also
wanted to apply what I learned in this class to my other classes so that I can become a
better learner. As a learning warrior, I was able to get a deeper understanding of
multimedia technologies. I never changed my pathway because I wanted to apply the
knowledge I gained from multimedia technologies to my other classes from this semester.
I also wanted to stick with this pathway because I believe it suited me best and I’ve used
it for most of the semester to gain a deeper knowledge of what these technologies are all
about.
• Cedric Rodriguez
4. ACTIVITIES
• I was able to obtain a broad understanding of multimedia technologies from watching the
screencasts and reading about multimedia technologies through the useful links. I was
able to get a general sense of the different multimedia technologies and use them in the
different activities. I was able to get a deeper understanding through certain activities like
designing a cell phone because it’s an interactive learning experience that can really
showcase multimedia. These types of interactive learning activities helped me learn
because they present useful information in a fun way. The best activities that helped with
learning with others would be the forum posts because you can answer questions other
students have and other students can answer your questions as well.
• Cedric Rodriguez
5. TOP 3 MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES:
SCREENCASTS
• First multimedia technology quest I explored was about screencasts. Screencasts have
been a very helpful piece of multimedia that has helped me learn many different things
ranging from accounting to learning to play guitar. People with experience and knowledge
nowadays make many screencasts, and they share their talent through these screencasts
in helpful to teach others what they know. The screencast about a guitar lesson, which
gave me tips on learning how to play a guitar, was really cool because you can follow
along and it goes too fast, you can simply rewind it and play again. Screencasts
accommodated my visual, active and sequential learning preferences. There were many
visual aids to help me, for example, the guitar lesson screencasts shows you exactly what
to do with your guitar. Interactive types of screencasts like this also help with learning
actively by following directions and applying it. These types of screencasts also help
sequential learners by using step-by-step guides when learning something new like how
to play guitar.
• Cedric Rodriguez
6. TOP 3 MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES: PODCASTS
• The next multimedia technology was about podcasts. Podcasts are generally like
screencasts focusing mostly on audio. During this quest, I was able to listen to different
podcasts about many different things like the podcast about American history. The
podcasts are very long which made it bearable to stay focus on them. I believe that
podcasts can really help when you are a good listener and I used a couple podcasts from
other classes to help me learn when I’m exercising. I believe that podcasts accommodate
for verbal and reflective learning preferences. I think you have to listen closely to all the
details said in a podcast because most of the time you only get words that you have to
remember and sometimes there are key terms said in a podcasts that are worth
remembering. I approached podcasts by myself and I think listening to podcasts alone
helps me focus and I reflect on what I learn through the podcasts. I listen to my teacher
through podcasts and when I take quizzes I usually take the time to think about what was
said in a podcast to help me answers questions.
• Cedric Rodriguez
7. TOP 3 MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES:
MULTIMEDIA
• The last technology was about multimedia. Multimedia is a very general term that
incorporates many things from videos to interactive games to text. The way I explored
this quest was through the activities that were given. I played certain interactive games
like designing a cell phone, which gave me a good sense of multimedia because it
included video, audio and text. These types of interactive games really help me as a
visual and active learner because the visuals given in the video are simplified and
entertaining. Interactive games that are educational help me learn because I learn better
when I am doing something at the same time learning like playing a game. I also believe
that this quest accommodated for my verbal learning preference because you have to pay
attention to what is being said on a multimedia like a video, otherwise you might miss
something important. My other classes from this semester have videos as well which I
watch during the week to help me with my learning. My other teachers gave me links to
certain YouTube videos that helped me learn more about what we are studying about.
• Cedric Rodriguez
8. SYNTHESIS
• The multimedia technology interested me the most as learning tools because multimedia can be
found almost anywhere. As a gamer, playing games to help assist me in my learning was really
fun and educational. The most surprising multimedia technology was podcasts. I generally get
bored of learning without visual aids, but there are certain podcasts that are entertaining
depending on who created it. Although podcasts helped me learn, I don’t think it’s a very useful
learning tool for me because I often get bored quickly listening to something that doesn’t
interest me. I would still like to explore multimedia technologies to improve my learning
because there are many tools I can use like videos or audios to help me in my learning.
• The multimedia technologies that worked best for my learning preferences were the
multimedia and screencast technologies. These both helped my visual and verbal preferences.
They helped my visual preferences because I was able to follow along quite easily with the
simple videos provided by screencasts or interactive games. I was also able to follow along
quite easily verbally because the visuals helped me stay focus on what was being taught or
said in the videos. These technologies also helped my active learning preference because
playing an interactive game about educational things allowed me to stay entertained and
focused enough to learn about what the game was about.
• Cedric Rodriguez
9. FUTURE LEARNING
• The multimedia learning strategies I will continue to use are using screencasts, videos, and
other multimedia technologies like interactive games. Screencasts are usually always given to
me through my online classes and I will always use screencasts because they help me learn
visually and verbally. Screencasts can help me learn about almost anything; people are always
creating informational screencasts to help other people who want to learn something new.
YouTube is probably my number one source for screencasts, so I will refer to YouTube when I
need help. I will also be using interactive games to learn about certain subjects, for example a
game that simulates real life scenarios can help me learn.
• I will most definitely continue to use the multimedia and screencast technologies
because they help me a lot for studying and learning. If I ever have a hard time remembering
basic accounting principles, then I can simply find a screencast about it. Multimedia can be
found in a lot of places today, so I think I will continue to use multimedia like text, videos, and
audios for non-learning purposes. The only multimedia technology I will avoid is podcasting
because I find podcasts to be the least attractive out of the other multimedia technologies.
They are also quite boring for me to bear.
• Cedric Rodriguez
