Welcome to today’s screencast, where we’ll use the powerful tool known as Notability to explore the fascinating world of digital note-taking. Understanding digital note-taking may change the way we record, store, and quickly access our thoughts, insights, and knowledge in a time when information is abundant and organization is essential.
Key Elements Preview:
- In this webcast, we’ll explore Notability’s main features in depth, including:
- Use the Apple Pencil or other compatible styluses to explore the fine art of writing and drawing with precision using digital ink.
- Annotation: Discover how to use a range of annotation tools to quickly annotate PDFs, documents, and images.
- Learn how to record synchronized audio notes in addition to your written content to make modification and review easier.
- Sync and Backup: Keep your notes secure and available at all times by syncing them throughout all of your Apple devices.
Which principles did you have in mind when you were creating your screencast? Which were you able to employ and which were more challenging to follow?
Several principles were at the back of my mind when I created the screencast. In order to reduce unnecessary cognitive burden, I carefully implemented the “Redundancy Principle” by eliminating repetition of material in both the on-screen text and the narration. The “Signaling Principle”‘s implementation was difficult because it necessitated careful design decisions. To ensure that important information was highlighted without taking up too much space on the screen, clarity and minimalism had to be carefully balanced.
Who did you imagine as the audience for this screencast? How did that impact your design choices?
My design decisions were impacted by the audience I had in mind. I used the “Pretraining Principle” to lay a foundation of crucial vocabulary before I started teaching those who were beginners. I tailored it to the needs of a varied audience by segmenting complex processes and letting students decide the speed, making sure each topic could be comprehended before moving on.
Provide an example of a multimedia learning principle that you have intuitively followed in the past, and an example of a multimedia learning principle that you have not followed in the past. What will you do differently now?
In the past, I have instinctively adhered to the “Coherence Principle” by keeping my attention on the main subject. I haven’t regularly used the “Personalization Principle” by using a more conversational tone, though. In the future, I intend to apply the “Personalization Principle” to make content more interesting and relatable, which will improve retention.
jinyiguoedci337
2023-09-30 — 9:25 pm
Hi Yicheng:
Thanks for sharing your Blog 1:
Itās my pleasure to brainstorm and share ideas with you on Blog one, we discussed a lot about how to make a screencast and stay focus on the learning purpose, in your speech, you clearly explained how Notability could be used as a powerful note taking tool that benefit education in various ways. If you often go to class at UVIC, you will notice that almost 80% of students in our school use electronic devices to take notes instead of traditional papers, and some students still using traditional paper might just not familiar with note taking notes, your speech could defiantly influence those beginners just like you mentioned in your post. Also, I have to give your credit on how you use āPretraining Principleā and āRedundancy Principleā properly in your speech to keep it easily for students or whoever watch this video could really understand what are you actually teaching and gain knowledge from it.
Further suggestion:
You mentioned that āSignaling Principleās implementation was difficult, however you could consider do a screencast on a MacBook and design carefully, I try to do the screencast on IPAD too, and I found out do it on a lab top is more convenient and not messed up, also, just like you mentioned under my Blog, itās challenge to ensure good signaling and modality, achieve the ideal balance between narration and visuals, however, as semester goes on, I am pretty sure we will figure those problems out, again, thanks for the help, itās my pleasure to work with you.
yudanzhang
2023-09-30 — 10:06 pm
hi, i have read your blog 1. I was enjoying listen to your screencast video of Notability. I am also using this app for my coursework as well. I like your ida of explaining the concept of annotation has given a whole new meaning. Not only does it allow us to interact with our content in a meaningful way, it opens the way to a multitude of possibilities for collaboration and feedback while using notability. Overall, i am really anticipating the insights and knowledge that your screencast offered. Thank you for sharing the blog and video!
samw
2023-10-01 — 12:38 am
In your blog, I clearly understand how to use notebility. In an age where pen and paper are being ignored, today’s students find it easier and faster to use software to write notes. This modern way of taking notes will be further promoted. I think more people will know more about the software after watching your video.