The goal of this screencast video is to teach educators, learners, and whoever is interested in learning more about our ocean, how data is collected and stored. In my screencast I teach the audience about one of the various tools in Oceans 3.0 and how to search the annotations in underwater ROV footage. This basic technique will allow students and educators to explore our underwater world and expand their research skills.

Using learning principles that we have discussed so far, I have learned that humans need to be engaged in the learning process and it takes time for us to learn. Based on the 3 main cognitive principles discussed in week 2 of Mayers Learning theory, including; dual learning theory, limited capacity, and active processing, my goal is to create an easy to follow, instructive screencast video. The dual learning theory is the ability for our brains to process and link words and images, based on visual stimuli. In this brief tutorial of how to use Oceans 3.0, I really wanted to focus on the dual learning theory as the screencast includes visuals and auditory instruction. Thinking of the limited capacity and active processing theory’s, I wanted to keep my video brief and to the point as much as possible.

In my first attempt at a screencast, I was still new to the online tool, I think I might have word-vomited a little bit and wasn’t as concise as I could have been! Focusing on the redundancy principle, I decided in my new screencast to start with some information background on Oceans 3.0. During this intro, included some brief slides where learners can listen and also read the main points. I added an image next to the definition of what Oceans 3.0 does to focus on Mayer’s contiguity principle of keeping words and pictures close to each other. I believe that adding this will also help visual learners better understand and picture what the “underwater networks” look like. Also, thinking about extraneous load, I also chose to keep sentences very much to the point and on topic. 

I chose to keep the similar technique of zooming into where the audience can click to follow along and using my mouse to highlight/ circle main parts of the resource. This technique follows Mayer’s Signaling Principle as it helps highlight key information of the tool! 

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This screencast video gives a brief intro tutorial of how to use
SeaTube V3 in Oceans 3.0 by Ocean Networks Canada.

Reflecting on week 4 material where we explored accessibility in multimedia, in my new screencast I added captions and described the visual elements where I thought it would be best! To update my screencast I chose to use a new online tool Veed.io which adds captions/ subtitles to the video. The online tool worked perfectly to help make my video more accessible, although I could not remove the watermark for the program unless I got a membership. 

I also thought it would be best to add the visual written main points at the beginning for learners to read and follow along or scroll back to if they missed something. The addition of the slides I believe make the video more accessible for visual learners. 

In my new screencast on how to use Oceans 3.0 I also aimed to highlight how this tool can be used. The Oceans 3.0 data portal is great for teachers to show students our oceans, learn about ocean technology, and understand how data can be collected and stored! For any student interested in our ocean, they can explore the site and discover new marine organisms. There is new data added to the site constantly which means a never ending stream of new things and data to explore.

References:

Loveless, Becton (2022). “Dual Coding Theory: The Complete Guide for Teachers.” Education Corner, https://www.educationcorner.com/dual-coding-theory/ . 

Making Videos Accessible: DO-IT Video. (2017). DO-IT: Disabilities, Opportunities, Internet Working, and Technology. https://www.washington.edu/doit/videos/index.php?vid=86 . 

Ocean Networks Canada. https://www.oceannetworks.ca/ . 

Wisc-online (2017,2018). Mayer’s Principles to Reduce Extraneous Load: Redundancy Principle, Coherence Principle, Signaling Principle, Contiguity Principles. YouTube.