Over the years, many of my students have reported that they enjoy lectures that include short, simple animations. To keep students engaged, I have developed a small set of teaching animations using PowerPoint and Camtasia Studio software packages. A survey of students who learned four difficult topics with traditional written lessons and with these animations revealed that 80% of the students say that they learn better when animations are included. With such a majority reporting that cartoons engage them in learning, I wanted to share my simple method of creating them with the teaching community.
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1 August 2015
Creating & Teaching with Simple Animation: Making Biology Instruction Come Alive
Mary K. B. Zanin
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The American Biology Teacher
Vol. 77 • No. 6
August 2015
Vol. 77 • No. 6
August 2015
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