Journal of Instructional Development, 10(3), 2-10. Development and use of the ARCS model of motivational design. Educational technology & Learning, 1:1, 111~136. An exploratory study on developing 3D space multimedia learning materials by applying teacher avatar and Google SketchUP: The case of underachievers. Users can then write and record scripts to reanimate history.įinally animations can also be used to present ideas and concepts, which often make them suitable for use in public presentations, labeling activities and for public responses. CrazyTalk allows for quick image to character creation, making it easy for students and teachers to scan text book character images prior to animation.
Users simply need to outline the scripts and materials that will be embedded into each project, and then allow the software to auto lip-sync the characters while adding appropriate animations.Īnother great application for CrazyTalk is as a visual simulator where users can quickly re-enact a scene, animate an abstract concept or recreate history. Once teachers implement CrazyTalk Animator in their classes for use in different curriculums, they can then evaluate the performance by use of different methods which include: Analysis/ Synthesis / Evaluation, Application, and Knowledge Comprehension.ĬrazyTalk offers teachers and educators a variety of uses as it allows for a rapid creation of projects that can be used to promote discussions, analysis and comparisons without the need of investing too many resources in actually creating the animations. My suggestion is to let teachers understand the adopting benefits first. If new technology can help teachers to increase their teaching effectiveness and time efficiency then teachers will like to use it. By selecting the appropriate technology tool to match learning objectives, teachers can also improve students’ motivation and achievement. Integrating technology into instruction can make classrooms connect with the world, providing multimedia teaching content to students. In the current communication age, learning will no longer be confined within the four walls of a classroom. But teachers need to be very careful on never over using animation.
The advantages are that students learn well on abstract concepts, while at the same time increasing their learning motivation. Based on my observations, my subjects can spend their time and effort on designing the animation content in their projects.
This brings us to the benefits of using animation tools like CrazyTalk Animator, as it is a very easy and friendly tool for students and teachers as they don't need to suffer from figuring out how to use the software. Practice: Animation allows learners to interact with activities, by simulating processes and results, allowing them to review and reorder learned concepts. Presentation: Used for direct teaching, and to help visualize abstract concepts while improving memory.ģ. Particularly, I have found that animation can significantly help with education as animations have several roles in teaching:ġ.Ěttention-gaining: This is the most common use of animation.Ģ. Mayer’s Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning explains how multimedia can better help learners memorize topics. In my research, I have devised certain beliefs that technology can empower education as technology can be used to:Ĭognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (Mayer, 2001) I integrated students' avatars with some educational experimental treatments such as story telling strategies and other motivational variables in different learning fields. Using CrazyTalk Animator to help students create their own student avatars is one of my research designs. Keller’s ARCS Motivation Model can help describe why rich media is important when motivating students. This type of education is fun, as people are motivated to study more each day, thus increasing their skill sets. Since a learner may go back again to the program, his/her skills will continuously improve while finding new ways to apply his/her work. In my research we found that with all the things that make it interesting, animation definitely has the power to attract people’s attention. I was invited by San Jose State University to do my three research studies in the U.S.A. I am a professor at National Taipei University of Education, in the field of Educational technology related study. Maigo Lin – Visiting Scholar in San Jose University Motivational Learning with CrazyTalk Animator