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This became I had a go at using photoshop. There are lots of great tools to use but I only tried out a few Articles = [|Teachers of the 21st Century Know the What, Why and How of Technology Integration] = = = [|Storytelling Approach In Multimedia Courseware: An Introduction To Science For Preschool Education] = =

**How does the use of storyboard help students/learners to develop their problem solving skills, and what research can you locate?**

[|The value of storyboards in the product design process]

[|Problem based learning: An instructional model and its constructivist framework]

[|Innovative teaching: Using multimedia in a problem-based learning environment]

I think in this reading Neo & Neo (2001)clearly state two reasons their research provided support of using multimedia for problem solving:

1//. by using a multimedia project, we can move towards the Constructivist learning mode, which is student-centric. In this context, the students had to utilise their prior knowledge in other disciplines to breakdown the problem into component parts, and then synthesize and re-construct a possible solution. This experience is invaluable in creating a new generation of effective problem-solvers for the current industry needs.//

//2. we successfully integrated multimedia technology into the problem-based learning classroom, instilling effective “learning how to learn” and lifelong learning attitudes into the students.//

Through the use of storyboard in projects it allows students to clearly set out their thinking and allows them to adapt, challenge and change their thinking process. By using story boarding students have more of a tendency to place more emphasis on their planning and designing.

**How does the notion of learners as designers relate to constructivist learning?**

Constructivist values consist of collaboration, personal autonomy, generativity, reflectivity, active engagement, personal relevance and pluralism (Savery & Duffy, 1991). The constructivist learning is student centred and provides students with the opportunity to discover their own learning. This learning mode is constructivist in approach whereby the students participate actively in their own learning process and construct their own knowledge. They in a sense become involved in their learning and can draw from their previous knowledge and experiences.

As Liu and Hsiao(2002) noted project-based learning derives its theoretical underpinnings from constructivist epistemological belief, which emphasizes providing a rich content for knowledge construction. The richer and more complex the content is, the more opportunities learners are afforded in building their knowledge.

**What kind of learning environment would you, as a teacher, set up for your students when they need to design their own multimedia productions?**

When setting up a learning environment for students I would base it on a team approach where students are able to learn not only from me as their teacher, from their own understanding and from each other. Through this students can develop team skills as they take on different roles (eg. Leader, designer etc) however, it is important to rotate the roles enabling each student to take on each process. I would ensure that the classroom is rich with visuals and background information that they will need and ensure that my students feel comfortable to take a few risks. In this approach students are given the sense that they are in control of their learning.

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