Hi Josh,
I loved how your final project turned out and how much it has changed since the drafting days. I enjoyed reading the research that you did and how you explained the shortcomings of an auditory-only type of system and then also provided readers with a solution such that a bimodal system should be used to retain the most information. The use of statistics was especially interesting since it helped strengthen the points that you were making and it helped tie everything together. In looking at your mini-experiment set-up, it seems very interesting and I look forward to seeing the results and what the analysis will show, and how it may strengthen the points that you made.
Josh, I felt very called out by your introduction and dedication to your little sister… I am no longer a child that does math homework, nor do I listen to philosophical podcasts–but I do habitually listen to news podcasts while I do my homework. I often tell myself that it is just background noise, but without it, I feel unproductive since I’m not doing 2 tasks at once (that is keeping up with current events AND doing my school work). Though I will say, your little dedication captured my attention even more than the formatting and visuals already had. Congratulations on creating such an effective hook.
I am intrigued and excited to see what your mini-experiment is!
I don’t listen to podcasts in my free time and I had no idea that more people listen to them often to obtain information. Recently, when I was in my brother’s car a few times and he was driving, he was listening to a podcast instead of listening to sports on the radio like he normally would. He is 8 years older than me and just started his residency. I think since he doesn’t have time to sit down and read about stuff he is interested in, he just listens to it whenever he has free time, which includes driving.
The website format made the project look neat and organized. It was very easy to navigate. Also, I liked the quotes and visuals added throughout the sections. Overall, I enjoyed reading your project, it was very informative.
Loved the visuals! I’m not gonna lie there was a little bit of dread in me when I realized I was going to have to read and review a 12 page paper. But as soon as I started reading, the words just kept flowing and suddenly I’m at the end and I didn’t even realize time had passed. A wonderful accomplishment! Especially for me, haha. Your tone was pleasant and simple to understand all throughout. It felt like I was attending a lecture or listening to an educated conversation instead of reading an academic essay. Even though social media plays such an important role in our lives, it’s important to understand and discuss the long term consequences it may bring. The conversation about social media and whether it’s good or bad always felt like it was begging people to take a stand either pro or against it. I always found myself arguing for the benefits of the services rather than pointing out the consequences. But lately, especially during this semester, I’ve realised the profound effect social media has had on my own attention span. It’s gotten a lot shorter in the last couple of years and after reading your paper, I believe social media is at least some part to blame.
When Covid struck and we needed to adapt to new forms of learning, one of the biggest things I missed was along my commute to and from school, I couldn’t listen to podcasts anymore. An hour or two of my day driving home from school would instead be time to learn how fast food photography works, or the basics of urban design, or stories of European monarchs from all the different podcasts I would listen to. It’s such a niche way of learning right now but I certainly can attest to its benefits. It keeps me engaged and I find myself retaining information longer and more clearly when I have a voice or a face to attribute it to. Absolutely loved your project! I learned a lot and it helped me reevaluate my relationship with podcasts.
Your project turned out amazing! I could already tell from your draft that it was going to be very informative but I really liked the style of the format that you decided to take. Rather than reading a basic academic essay, it felt like I was obtaining information from a wise mind ahah. Your writing style is certainly very respectable which gave your overall project so much character.
Furthermore, I’ve always been an auditory and visual learner, especially when trying to retain information for these BIO courses. I have always relied on taking notes as a studying source and believed that nothing else could be helpful. However, I’m so glad I came across a very lazy day where I decided to just sit and watch my lectures. Surprisingly enough, I actually remembered and learned so much more through that style of learning, so I definitely agree with the argument you’re making.
After reading through your project, I think I will try podcasts as an external learning resource that can I can listen to regularly for fun. Overall, congrats on making a memorable project!
Great presentation of your project! The google site template looks clean and academic. The quotes and images you used were integrated into your presentation effectively. The images never interrupted the flow of the passages.
I agree that auditory learning has an essential place in educational settings. Your explanation of studies that examine the advantages of auditory learning further emphasized this idea to me. I was fascinated to learn that there is much similarity between visual and auditory learning in the brain. Knowing that the neural substrates of the two forms of learning have many commonalities challenges my original beliefs about auditory learning. I always assumed written information and auditory information were processed completely differently.
I also was intrigued by the graph you included that shows the increased consumption of podcasts. It shows that auditory mediums have a significant place in popular culture. I wonder if this rise in podcasts was connected to declines in radio. This could demonstrate the enduring place auditory communication has in media.
I very much enjoyed exploring your webpage and seeing the results of your experiment. You make a strong case for adopting a hybrid approach to learning. I appreciate how you recognize that the written word isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. This was a topic that we questioned in the Apkon book group: If visual and auditory learning are so powerful, then why hold onto the written word? Here, you give a well-founded answer to this question. I appreciate how you recognize the benefits AND the limitations of both auditory and written communication. Your argument for Integrative Learning is both well-supported and realistic. You also did an excellent job designing the webpage. I love how professional your project looks. The background themes on each tab grab the viewer’s attention right from the get-go. You also make great use of visuals throughout the text. Overall, your project was a pleasure to explore.
I also enjoyed your section on the rise of podcasts. I can say that I’ve listened to a few episodes of the Joe Rogan Experience here and there. I’ve also been fascinated by how podcasters in general have the ability to captivate their audiences for hours on end. I would agree with your argument that schools and universities would benefit greatly by incorporating “modernized auditory learning” into their teaching methods, as you describe. I think that simply using various means of communication would break the monotony of traditional classroom learning styles. I certainly wish that an integrated approach was used more often during my childhood education. Even to this day, I often feel that making use of auditory learning methods, like videos and podcasts, would benefit our education at the college level. It was intriguing to think about the implications of your findings, and how they related to the overall themes of this course.
I think integrated learning and different learning styles have been a rising topic of concern in recent years due to digital technology. But aside from that, I recall how I was introduced to the different methods of learning (visual, auditory, tactile, etc) in elementary school. Yet, although many have realized that children do not all learn and thrive with the same teaching methods, not much has changed with teaching approaches. IN fact, this was the first class I took that embraced the digital age and explored all that we can do with the Internet. It was so cool to be able to participate in a mini-experiment and see the results relate to your research. One factor I would consider is how we have been “trained” as students to be visual learners since teaching styles have customarily focused on readings and textbooks.
Visually, I thought your website was designed very well. The lack of color allowed me to focus on the information presented. I especially loved the way you used quotes to break up the text.
This project was awesome. From the writing, to the design, to the experiment, it was all pretty seamless. As we’ve been talking about in our reading group for most of the semester, it will be interesting to see what direction technology steers our youth in terms of learning and attention span. Some times I find myself really wanting to hold on to the old ways of life and not fully give into the pressures of technology, and other days I think that maybe this is just our natural progression just as we moved away from our days of being ruthless savages not all that long ago. Time will tell. Anyways, awesome project again. Really enjoyed it.
I really like the way you started your project. Your dedication to your sister showed how she inspired you for this project. I liked your argument of how auditory learning is essential for education. The studies you provided that showed the advantages of auditory learning show that it really works. I am an auditory and visual learner. I need to see and hear things to fully understand what I am trying to learn. I also like the way you presented your information on a website and it was easy to navigate and follow the information.
After participating in your experiment in class, I was excited to read your project. I really enjoyed your project and I found the topic very interesting. In terms of format, I liked how you chose to do a website. It helped to break up the text, and made it easier to stay engaged. I also liked your frequent use of quotes throughout the site.
I really liked your introduction. It may have been dark at some points, but I think that it provided a great starting point for the rest of your writing. I have noticed that more professors are assigning podcasts or TEDTalks, especially my political science professors. I think it helps to hear from the experts in the field. I like to listen to podcasts in my free time, so it’s great that schools are beginning to utilize them. I also agree that the auditory aspect of learning is important. During the pandemic when I only had online classes, some of my professors would only assign articles and readings, and then quiz us on the topics. Although this wasn’t any more difficult than a lecture, I found that I could not remember a lot of the information after taking the quiz. I felt that I needed those spoken explanations to really remember it.
I also agree with the idea that more schools need to implement a hybrid form of learning. In my old middle and high school, they now give every student a chrome book. They use it for taking notes and all of their homework. Very little is actually handed to the teachers anymore. I wonder how this style of learning is affecting their memory or ability to retain the information they learn. Your experiment was very interesting, and even though you didn’t get your desired results, I think it is still insightful.
Overall, you made a great project, and I really enjoyed going through it.
I found your project really well-researched, thorough, and interesting, mainly because it feels like an expansion of the four learning styles. This is definitely because you discuss two (visual and auditory) of the four (reading/writing and kinesthetic) in your project. Personally, I never got a test to see which type of learner I was, as I just went off what I felt was most effective. The fact that the existing research showed that integrated learning systems were the most effective wasn’t exactly surprising, as it involves multiple senses instead of one. It reminded me a lot of what Stephen Apkon was talking about, especially as he was advocating for the increased incorporation of videos and visual media into the educational curriculum. He believed that the fact that seeing and hearing the information would allow for students to have an easier time learning and retaining information, which is similar to what you were talking about in Refining Integrated Learning. You two differ solely because you are focused on reading and listening, while Apkon is broader in his focus on seeing and listening. Apkon was also a firm believer in the incorporation of images in text, and I was wondering what your take on that was, especially in light of all the research that you performed.
I found the results of the experiments really interesting because I expected the integrated group to have the highest average total words recited. In your analysis, you stated that your sample (people within the writing program) would bias your results. While the connection might feel obvious to some, I’m not quite seeing it, and I feel like the integrated group, where multiple senses (visual and auditory) are combined – would outweigh any advantages that would be gained by solely viewing the words.
Finally, I found your graph about the increased popularity of podcasts to be really interesting. It reflects the trend of how many are being produced (as seen as their increased popularity leads more podcasts to be made). However, I was intrigued by the increased popularity of podcasts relative to the decreased popularity of radios. Beyond the numbers, it seems like podcasts are an increasingly important part of the zeitgeist, while radios are falling by the wayside. In my mind, the two are actually similar, and their differences can be chalked up to the advent of the streaming revolution, Regardless, I was wondering if radios could be incorporated into auditory learning, what effect would that have?
Hi Josh,
I loved how your final project turned out and how much it has changed since the drafting days. I enjoyed reading the research that you did and how you explained the shortcomings of an auditory-only type of system and then also provided readers with a solution such that a bimodal system should be used to retain the most information. The use of statistics was especially interesting since it helped strengthen the points that you were making and it helped tie everything together. In looking at your mini-experiment set-up, it seems very interesting and I look forward to seeing the results and what the analysis will show, and how it may strengthen the points that you made.
Josh, I felt very called out by your introduction and dedication to your little sister… I am no longer a child that does math homework, nor do I listen to philosophical podcasts–but I do habitually listen to news podcasts while I do my homework. I often tell myself that it is just background noise, but without it, I feel unproductive since I’m not doing 2 tasks at once (that is keeping up with current events AND doing my school work). Though I will say, your little dedication captured my attention even more than the formatting and visuals already had. Congratulations on creating such an effective hook.
I am intrigued and excited to see what your mini-experiment is!
I don’t listen to podcasts in my free time and I had no idea that more people listen to them often to obtain information. Recently, when I was in my brother’s car a few times and he was driving, he was listening to a podcast instead of listening to sports on the radio like he normally would. He is 8 years older than me and just started his residency. I think since he doesn’t have time to sit down and read about stuff he is interested in, he just listens to it whenever he has free time, which includes driving.
The website format made the project look neat and organized. It was very easy to navigate. Also, I liked the quotes and visuals added throughout the sections. Overall, I enjoyed reading your project, it was very informative.
Loved the visuals! I’m not gonna lie there was a little bit of dread in me when I realized I was going to have to read and review a 12 page paper. But as soon as I started reading, the words just kept flowing and suddenly I’m at the end and I didn’t even realize time had passed. A wonderful accomplishment! Especially for me, haha. Your tone was pleasant and simple to understand all throughout. It felt like I was attending a lecture or listening to an educated conversation instead of reading an academic essay. Even though social media plays such an important role in our lives, it’s important to understand and discuss the long term consequences it may bring. The conversation about social media and whether it’s good or bad always felt like it was begging people to take a stand either pro or against it. I always found myself arguing for the benefits of the services rather than pointing out the consequences. But lately, especially during this semester, I’ve realised the profound effect social media has had on my own attention span. It’s gotten a lot shorter in the last couple of years and after reading your paper, I believe social media is at least some part to blame.
When Covid struck and we needed to adapt to new forms of learning, one of the biggest things I missed was along my commute to and from school, I couldn’t listen to podcasts anymore. An hour or two of my day driving home from school would instead be time to learn how fast food photography works, or the basics of urban design, or stories of European monarchs from all the different podcasts I would listen to. It’s such a niche way of learning right now but I certainly can attest to its benefits. It keeps me engaged and I find myself retaining information longer and more clearly when I have a voice or a face to attribute it to. Absolutely loved your project! I learned a lot and it helped me reevaluate my relationship with podcasts.
Hi Josh,
Your project turned out amazing! I could already tell from your draft that it was going to be very informative but I really liked the style of the format that you decided to take. Rather than reading a basic academic essay, it felt like I was obtaining information from a wise mind ahah. Your writing style is certainly very respectable which gave your overall project so much character.
Furthermore, I’ve always been an auditory and visual learner, especially when trying to retain information for these BIO courses. I have always relied on taking notes as a studying source and believed that nothing else could be helpful. However, I’m so glad I came across a very lazy day where I decided to just sit and watch my lectures. Surprisingly enough, I actually remembered and learned so much more through that style of learning, so I definitely agree with the argument you’re making.
After reading through your project, I think I will try podcasts as an external learning resource that can I can listen to regularly for fun. Overall, congrats on making a memorable project!
Hey Josh,
Great presentation of your project! The google site template looks clean and academic. The quotes and images you used were integrated into your presentation effectively. The images never interrupted the flow of the passages.
I agree that auditory learning has an essential place in educational settings. Your explanation of studies that examine the advantages of auditory learning further emphasized this idea to me. I was fascinated to learn that there is much similarity between visual and auditory learning in the brain. Knowing that the neural substrates of the two forms of learning have many commonalities challenges my original beliefs about auditory learning. I always assumed written information and auditory information were processed completely differently.
I also was intrigued by the graph you included that shows the increased consumption of podcasts. It shows that auditory mediums have a significant place in popular culture. I wonder if this rise in podcasts was connected to declines in radio. This could demonstrate the enduring place auditory communication has in media.
I very much enjoyed exploring your webpage and seeing the results of your experiment. You make a strong case for adopting a hybrid approach to learning. I appreciate how you recognize that the written word isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. This was a topic that we questioned in the Apkon book group: If visual and auditory learning are so powerful, then why hold onto the written word? Here, you give a well-founded answer to this question. I appreciate how you recognize the benefits AND the limitations of both auditory and written communication. Your argument for Integrative Learning is both well-supported and realistic. You also did an excellent job designing the webpage. I love how professional your project looks. The background themes on each tab grab the viewer’s attention right from the get-go. You also make great use of visuals throughout the text. Overall, your project was a pleasure to explore.
I also enjoyed your section on the rise of podcasts. I can say that I’ve listened to a few episodes of the Joe Rogan Experience here and there. I’ve also been fascinated by how podcasters in general have the ability to captivate their audiences for hours on end. I would agree with your argument that schools and universities would benefit greatly by incorporating “modernized auditory learning” into their teaching methods, as you describe. I think that simply using various means of communication would break the monotony of traditional classroom learning styles. I certainly wish that an integrated approach was used more often during my childhood education. Even to this day, I often feel that making use of auditory learning methods, like videos and podcasts, would benefit our education at the college level. It was intriguing to think about the implications of your findings, and how they related to the overall themes of this course.
Josh,
I think integrated learning and different learning styles have been a rising topic of concern in recent years due to digital technology. But aside from that, I recall how I was introduced to the different methods of learning (visual, auditory, tactile, etc) in elementary school. Yet, although many have realized that children do not all learn and thrive with the same teaching methods, not much has changed with teaching approaches. IN fact, this was the first class I took that embraced the digital age and explored all that we can do with the Internet. It was so cool to be able to participate in a mini-experiment and see the results relate to your research. One factor I would consider is how we have been “trained” as students to be visual learners since teaching styles have customarily focused on readings and textbooks.
Visually, I thought your website was designed very well. The lack of color allowed me to focus on the information presented. I especially loved the way you used quotes to break up the text.
Hey Josh,
This project was awesome. From the writing, to the design, to the experiment, it was all pretty seamless. As we’ve been talking about in our reading group for most of the semester, it will be interesting to see what direction technology steers our youth in terms of learning and attention span. Some times I find myself really wanting to hold on to the old ways of life and not fully give into the pressures of technology, and other days I think that maybe this is just our natural progression just as we moved away from our days of being ruthless savages not all that long ago. Time will tell. Anyways, awesome project again. Really enjoyed it.
I really like the way you started your project. Your dedication to your sister showed how she inspired you for this project. I liked your argument of how auditory learning is essential for education. The studies you provided that showed the advantages of auditory learning show that it really works. I am an auditory and visual learner. I need to see and hear things to fully understand what I am trying to learn. I also like the way you presented your information on a website and it was easy to navigate and follow the information.
Hi Josh,
After participating in your experiment in class, I was excited to read your project. I really enjoyed your project and I found the topic very interesting. In terms of format, I liked how you chose to do a website. It helped to break up the text, and made it easier to stay engaged. I also liked your frequent use of quotes throughout the site.
I really liked your introduction. It may have been dark at some points, but I think that it provided a great starting point for the rest of your writing. I have noticed that more professors are assigning podcasts or TEDTalks, especially my political science professors. I think it helps to hear from the experts in the field. I like to listen to podcasts in my free time, so it’s great that schools are beginning to utilize them. I also agree that the auditory aspect of learning is important. During the pandemic when I only had online classes, some of my professors would only assign articles and readings, and then quiz us on the topics. Although this wasn’t any more difficult than a lecture, I found that I could not remember a lot of the information after taking the quiz. I felt that I needed those spoken explanations to really remember it.
I also agree with the idea that more schools need to implement a hybrid form of learning. In my old middle and high school, they now give every student a chrome book. They use it for taking notes and all of their homework. Very little is actually handed to the teachers anymore. I wonder how this style of learning is affecting their memory or ability to retain the information they learn. Your experiment was very interesting, and even though you didn’t get your desired results, I think it is still insightful.
Overall, you made a great project, and I really enjoyed going through it.
Joshua,
I found your project really well-researched, thorough, and interesting, mainly because it feels like an expansion of the four learning styles. This is definitely because you discuss two (visual and auditory) of the four (reading/writing and kinesthetic) in your project. Personally, I never got a test to see which type of learner I was, as I just went off what I felt was most effective. The fact that the existing research showed that integrated learning systems were the most effective wasn’t exactly surprising, as it involves multiple senses instead of one. It reminded me a lot of what Stephen Apkon was talking about, especially as he was advocating for the increased incorporation of videos and visual media into the educational curriculum. He believed that the fact that seeing and hearing the information would allow for students to have an easier time learning and retaining information, which is similar to what you were talking about in Refining Integrated Learning. You two differ solely because you are focused on reading and listening, while Apkon is broader in his focus on seeing and listening. Apkon was also a firm believer in the incorporation of images in text, and I was wondering what your take on that was, especially in light of all the research that you performed.
I found the results of the experiments really interesting because I expected the integrated group to have the highest average total words recited. In your analysis, you stated that your sample (people within the writing program) would bias your results. While the connection might feel obvious to some, I’m not quite seeing it, and I feel like the integrated group, where multiple senses (visual and auditory) are combined – would outweigh any advantages that would be gained by solely viewing the words.
Finally, I found your graph about the increased popularity of podcasts to be really interesting. It reflects the trend of how many are being produced (as seen as their increased popularity leads more podcasts to be made). However, I was intrigued by the increased popularity of podcasts relative to the decreased popularity of radios. Beyond the numbers, it seems like podcasts are an increasingly important part of the zeitgeist, while radios are falling by the wayside. In my mind, the two are actually similar, and their differences can be chalked up to the advent of the streaming revolution, Regardless, I was wondering if radios could be incorporated into auditory learning, what effect would that have?