This video is about learning how to plant flowers, including preparation before planting, growing roses, and daily care. I hope this video can teach viewers planting techniques and inspire a love for nature, encouraging people to spontaneously plant flowers, grass, and trees, changing the city’s appearance. Gardening can also be a social activity that brings people together, such as participating in community gardens or sharing agricultural products with friends and neighbours.

Now please enjoy my teaching video 🥳

Stella Yan #337

Thank you for watching ～

When creating a new video, my first idea was to present a complete plot structure based on the sketch content of Blog #4 through filming. Unfortunately, the equipment requirements did not allow me to do this. Then I thought of the learning content from Week 9, and I decided to use short and visually rich content combined with audio recording to complete the recording of this instructional video. With the help of the sketch, I quickly began to conceptualize the video. Firstly, I followed Mayer’s Segmenting Principle to keep the video content concise and limit it to no more than five minutes. Secondly, Mayer’s Coherence Principle reminded me to keep the video focused on flower planting techniques, ensuring that each video summary only had one idea (Cognitive load theory, Segmenting)(2001).

Also, I used subheadings to allow learners to clearly understand key knowledge. At the beginning of the audio recording, you can hear me starting with the question,

“Have you ever thought about becoming a skilled gardener?”

To pique the audience’s interest in learning. When narrating the video, I used a friendly tone (Mayer’s Personalization Principle)(2001), hoping to make viewers feel like I’m chatting and sharing knowledge with them as a friend, rather than in a dull classroom atmosphere. Additionally, the light and upbeat music in the video enhances the atmosphere, and I spent a lot of time selecting the video clips, pictures, and short videos to ensure that the visual elements are engaging and emotionally compelling. As mentioned in Week 9 of the EDCI 337 course：

“A picture, especially an animated picture, can be worth a thousand words.”

For More Information …

Draft story drawings In Blog #4 ：

BLOG#4

Detailed audio captions information：

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1slU2ROtyVnGXx_pVv0dXYSV_qH0k7B_nV-Oujp9kuts/edit?usp=sharing

References

Mayer, R. E. (Ed.). (2014). Principles for Reducing Extraneous Processing in Multimedia Learning, from The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp 279 – 315. Retrieved March 17, 2023, from https://edtechuvic.ca/edci337/2023/01/14/w2-how-do-we-learn/

Hassanabadi, H., Robatjazi , E. S., & Savoji, A. P. (2012, January 13). Benefits of collaborative learning. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences. Retrieved March 19, 2023, from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042811030205

Mayer , R. (2001). Mayer’s 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning. Mayer’s 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning: Introduction. Retrieved March 19, 2023, from https://www.skillsandparticipation.co.uk/mod/book/view.php?id=11085&chapterid=195

Watt, M. (n.d.). W9: Storytelling with video. EDCI 337. Retrieved March 19, 2023, from https://edtechuvic.ca/edci337/2023/03/04/w7-storytelling-with-video/