Explain how the reading expanded your knowledge of how we use our senses and memory interact with the world.
I have learned that there are three types of memory: working memory, sensory memory and long-term memory. Working memory is the main part of the brain where the thinking part is done and deals with short term memory issues. The working memory has two buffer areas: The first buffer area stores verbal and text elements and the second buffer area stores visual and spatial elements. Sensory memory is long term memory where a person can reflect something and retain it in memory. Long-term memory allows someone to store lots of information. This information ranges from memory, ideas, thoughts, and repetitive processes. All of these memory forms allow people to communicate, remember things, function properly and expand their horizons.
Provide some examples of the various types of memory from your academic career.
My example of various types of memory from my academic career are learning to retain information and study habits. I like to read information and then reread it. I also like to take notes while reading. I seem to retain information and recall it if I stop and write it down. I have also started to paraphrase what I read out loud to make sure I understood what I just read. I think these tasks help me to understand my readings and I am able to recall things easier.
I am a math major at FSU. I think you have to retain information on how to use math and then build off of what you all ready know. In order to continue on in math you must remember how to go from the bare essentials of a problem and build up until you get an answer. This process also goes in reverse. You start with the answer and must work your way back to the bear essentials. You must remember and retain the information and then interpret when to use it and how to work your way through a problem.
How has this class so far interacted with your existing schema of instructional technology?
This instructional technology class has sort of helped me conquer my fear of technology. I am not a big fan of technology and also I am a bit "click happy" with the mouse. I get carried away and click way too much and then I am like where did it go? I am learning to try new software and use its components to do different things on a blog page. I really like being able to blog and use the new techniques. Since we are in a growing technology world, I feel this class is very essential for someone wanting to learn more about technology and how to use all aspects of it.
Multitasking: Fact of fiction based upon your reading.
I feel that multitasking is fact. A person has to listen and respond to what they are hearing. This has to involve thinking before you speak to respond what is said to you. If you responded in jibberish then the person would know something was not right. You have to involve your mind and your senses together (multitask) to make you function. Yes, sometimes multitasking can be interrupted but most of the time we do it and we do not notice it. When we think about being interrupted on tasks this is when we notice that we were multitasking and one minor thing interrupted it.
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