How Do I Love Thee? (Module 2)

Perceiving  

My content area focuses on the use of webinars in a training/educational environment. Webinars are becoming increasingly popular among trainers and educators.  They are a multi-dimensional tool because they allow asynchronous as well as synchronous learning.  Essentially webinars can be viewed live and have many interactive features.  They also are capable of being archived for future and multiple viewings.  One core sensory being used to observe a webinar is seeing.

Let’s examine observation by seeing. Take a look at the color wheel below. Notice that all the colors are in sync and easily identifiable.

But the picture above does not represent every example of observation though seeing.  Why? Because what we see isn’t always as clear as we initially believe. The image below is a good example of how that can occur.  Take a moment to follow the directions and see what happens.

The Color Quiz

Look at the chart and say the color, not the word.

How did you fare? I followed the directions and had trouble differentiating between the color of the words and the actual words.  According to the Sparks book, “Observing, and rendering what we observe in some way, is indeed a function of the mind. We cannot focus our attention unless we know what to look at and how to look at it.” So how does this information apply to my content area?

Well, if I observe webinars from a “seeing” perspective, I need to understand that they can sometimes present misleading visual information. Making sure that the audio portion is consistent with the visual will help eliminate confusion. I need to thoroughly research the entire contents of the webinars I choose to use for training purposes. If the visual, audio and content are presented in harmony then students are more apt to gain a true understanding of what they are being taught.

An example of a webinar that contains all these critical aspects is provided below. The visual portion is clear and concise. It also works in association with the audio to present the content in a very comprehensive manner. 

References:

Color Wheel: The Makings of a Make-up Artist: Retrieved from:
http://www.blogger.com/%3C%22http://beautyklutz.blogspot.com/2010/03/color-wheel.html%22

Color Chart. 123 Optical Illusions. Retrieved from: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhto5aOIuVNzxFiYvwQNEt2wVVB5fMcqjGEWrB_m4Xp_P4yJK3lD-qY3vY8Thq4L8EdvTM3J2QNlHhxzfFhpWJamIiQ_p4CkFxORPo9bsg_QXEzsUNg-8hyuBszSUluj9WUWFg7RGZUK1sn/s400/colorwheel1.jpg

Root-Bernstein, Robert & Michelle. (1999). Sparks of Genius. New York: Houghton Miflin. p. 42

Google Docs in Plain English. YouTube. Retrieved from:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA&feature=related