Wow, this was a frustrating day with Sophie. A lot of lessons to be learned, and a lot to remember to tap when I'm teaching. I will come at it fresh tomorrow, with some confidence because I loved the video project so much. We need to find the balance between breaking multimodal assignments down for students to get a handle on and providing so much information that there's no room left for them to make valuable mistakes.
Can't wait to see everyone's videos!
DDO
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VIVA LA DMAC!
So, yeah, Sophie made me want to reach into my screen and strangle the maniacal demon gremlin I was sure was screwing with the text I was trying desperately to wrangle into some semblance of a complex page. But, tonight, when watching all of the 60 second videos from everyone, I got soooo excited. If that's what we can do with a weekend, I have renewed hope that Sophie too will turn the corner and my gremlin will go back to lurking behind my screen until I try yet another program.
WE CAN DO IT!
Yes, I think that balance that you're talking about is especially pertinent with Sophie. There are so many options and features that I can see students (undergrads or grads) getting frustrated at first. I felt a little frustration myself--I was so overwhelmed with all the options I had. I think we need to find a way to teach students the basics of this (and other) program(s) while allowing fast learners to flex their muscles. As for my situation, I look forward to returning to Sophie after a nice break tonight and giving her another shot tomorrow!
I agree with the comments here. Definitely. Sophie can really be frustrating at times (especially if you're using a Windows machine).
This seems like a great opportunity to think through how difficult it can be to teach a software that still in it's early stages. Even with students who are excited to learn it.
The "overwhelming" aspect of technology pedagogy is always tough to think through. I know we're learning Audacity, iMovie, and Sophie sort of all at the same time. Overwhelming, yes.
On the other hand, it might be nice to be able to have a sense for the interface to which a text is headed (Sophie, blog, Web page, etc) while you're actually producing it.
Maybe it comes down to learning styles. An alternative strategy to teaching these technologies might allow us to focus a bit more on a given software, but might also leave some students hungry for a more contextual understanding of what they're learning.
Where do you guys stand?
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