Flowgram

I finally followed the right instructions and was able to post my first educational flowgram. I find it hard to believe that Flowgrams are free. I believe I would pay a subscriber fee, but I am not complaining about the price. This two week process has been quite a memorable learning experience. Flowgrams are an excellent multimedia tool that is easy to utilize in the production of quality educational content in the classroom.

The Flowgram is the more effective teaching tool when compared to the visual PowerPoint presentation that I created last week. I certainly enjoyed the no words rule, it provided the opportunity to think outside the English language box. I carefully chose images and symbols to convey the best meaning possible; however, adding narration increased the likelihood of retention. I chose images that improved the vitality of the message by portraying the content. The Flowgram development website adds a second dimension for learning, and that is audio. Some people learn better when they see and hear the message together.

I teach a business communications class, and assigned my students the task of creating a Flowgram for a fictitious business of their choosing. I will find out next week how well I communicated the assignment.

I will be using Flowgrams in class and online in the near future. This is certainly a Web 2.0 feature of great potential to benefit educators.