Canva

Hi everyone,

Last week our class has learnt about how to create a beautiful and amazing infographic using CANVA. This website is a free-graphic design tool. It is user friendly interface which is drag-and-drop interface and we can assessed to over a million images,graphics and fonts. 

Canva

Besides creating a stunning infographic, this website can easily create presentation as well. Canva’s free presentation software gives access to hundreds of beautifully designed layouts to create presentations on any topic. Simply choose the perfect images, fonts and colours to make the presentation by uploading any of of our own images or choose from a million stock images.

PowerPoint vs Canva

During last week class, our lecturer has taught us in creating infographic by using CANVA. My experience in using CANVA was hard at first because I am not quite familiar with the interface. I was confused on how to drag and drop to create the infographic but afer sometimes, I got a hand of it by exploring it one by one as well as take a look of other example of infographic in the internet. Below, I post one of my infographic using CANVA :

Jellyfish Infographic

That's all for today entry. Thank you.💕👋

Powtoon

Hi,

     In previous week our class has been introduced to another software, but this time was about presentation and video-making software which is :

Powtoon

😶   Basically this software serve us various type of characters, objects and animation with beautiful designs of templates that can be used to create presentation or educational video. Besides, it is user-friendly as the interface is easy to use and all the buttons are well-organised. 

😶    During last week class, Madam has explained about Powtoon and show us on how to use it for our next assignment. For our next assignment we have to create any educational video by using this amazing software. In a group of three, we decided to choose Dinosaur as our topic. At first, I tried to create a simple animation in Powtoon and it is easy to use as the beautiful templates, objects, characters and layout have been served all we need to do is click and put it in the slides. As easy as ABC, but the problem about this software is we need to set the time and voice over so that it will tally with the slides. In addition, before we put all the objects, background and characters we have draft our storyboard so that it will be convenient for us to place the objects accordingly. 

PowToon

😶    What I have gained from this assignment is, there are several advantages and disadvantages using this software. 

Advantages

- It is user-friendly with all the animations, characters, objects and layout have been prepared.

- It is free

- Create beautiful, colourful and amazing presentation

- Easy to add videos 

Disadvantages

- Takes time to learn to use it

- Limited styles with free plan

- Since it is online software, it cannot be used if  the connection is not stable

- It is quite slow in editing text

Overall, Powtoon has it own pros and cons but, it is easy to create a simple and colourful presentation given with beautiful designs and transitions.

Below I posted one of the PowToon presentation that I have created with my group members

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Thank you for watching!

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Podcast

Hi,

for the last two weeks we have been introduced to new topic which is PODCAST. It is an audio or video file that can be listened via internet or download it as MP3. Besides that, using PODCAST also can boost student listening skill by listening to their favourite topic and create their own podcast

😶  Throughout the class I have found that the podcast can be listened in web called SOUNDCLOUD, where various type of genre have been listed such as sports. comedy, entertainment as well as education.

Soundcloud

😶  In this lesson we have been assigned by our lecturer to create our own podcast and post it in our blog. It was quite an experience to create it. I have to record it using voice recorder application in my smartphone and the process of recording was slightly problem. The problem arose when I spoke too fast and twisted my tongue as well as noisy environment such as motorcycle and car speeding their vehicles. 

Voice recorder :Iphone 

😶 In addition, I have found that I have to edit all of the recording by using audio editing tools such as AUDACITY. It was quite hard at first as I did not familiar with the editing software plus with the confusing interface, I have to explore and asked my friends who experienced in using this editing tools. 

Audacity

😶 There are many of the advantages that I could gain from using podcast especially in language learning. For example, we can improve our listening skill and creativity to create our own podcast to make it interesting. Besides, we could improve our pronunciation to make it better. 

And here I present to you my own podcast. I hope that everyone could gain some information from this :

Baju Kurong  

Instructional Courseware Design

Hi,

Before raya's holiday the new topic has been introduced to our class which was Instructional Courseware Design. It is basically about creating instructional experiences which make the acquisition of knowledge and skill more efficient, effective and appealing. It can be sort out by figuring out the needs of:

😉 the learner

😉 defining the learning objectives

😉creating some intervention to achieve objectives

As for the development of instructional coursework I have learnt that there are 5 steps that need to be taken look at

💞 Analysis

- Identifying the objectives, the learner levels and needs

💞 Design

- Developing plans and strategies targeted to achieve the project goals by creating a storyboard of what the course would should like

💞 Development

- Developers assemble content and assets based on the blueprint in the design phase while the creators develop graphics and materials to be integrated into the courseware

💞 Implementation

- At this step, the procedures have been developed for the courseware and training for the facilitators will be provided to use the courseware.

💞 Evaluation

- Evaluating the impact of courseware. There are two parts of evaluation phase which are formative and summative .

Formative 

Formative evaluation is a method of assessing a program while the program activities are in a progress.

Summative

Summative evaluation is a method of assessing a program at the completion of a program.

There are several benefits that I could gain from instructional courseware design such as it can promote effective learning, saves time and trouble as well as cost effective while there are also the drawback of it. For example, time-consuming to implement the courseware as we need to design the storyboard and develop it.