Week 12: Apps4Ed
[All posts tagged week 12](http://mlearnau.tumblr.com/tagged/week12) This week we are going to continue our discussion of educational apps. Our readings this week are not about "apps" or mobile computing specifically. Rather, they deal with two central concepts of using computer for learning: multimedia and "cognitive tutors." I'm sure that all of you have a working definition of multimedia. The book chapter by Richard Mayer discusses how people learn when they are presented with information in two different formats (like text and a photograph, or an animation with voice narration). The second paper, on cognitive tutors for Math instruction, might be a little bit less familiar. The basic concept is that we can use computer to practice things that we are learning, and that the computer can adapt to the individual's learning. These papers are short (less than 30 pages total), but fairly dense, so you probably don't want to read them back-to-back. Earlier this semester we considered social aspects of learning. This week we will look more closely at the cognitive sides of learning. Many "apps4ed" incorporate some type of multimedia or computer based instruction. Some of them do it well, some of them do it poorly. When you read these papers, think of how you can use the information to evaluate the learning potential of mobile applications. ### Readings: * Mayer, R. E. (2007). Five features of effective multimedia messages: An evidence-based approach. In S. M. Fiore & E. Salas (Eds.), _Toward a science of distributed learning_. (pp. 171–184). Washington: American Psychological Association. [moodle](https://moodle.adelphi.edu/file.php/49382/mayer-2003-multimedia-methods.pdf "enrolled students can download from moodle") * Ritter, S., Anderson, J., Koedinger, K., & Corbett, A. (2007). [Cognitive Tutor: Applied research in mathematics education.](http://pact.cs.cmu.edu/pubs/Ritter%20Anderson%20Koedinger%20Corbett%202007.pdf) _Psychonomic Bulletin & Review_, _14_(2), 249–255. ### Due: * Reading response, due by end of day **Monday**, April 16. * Comments, due end of day Wed., April 18. * **Note:** I updated the syllabus so that the App Review isn't due until week 13, we can discuss it next time we meet in person * Come to class with an idea of what mobile App you will review