LUMI
Lumi
CLICK HERE to access my module on Lumi.
Arkin and I decided to both create introductory courses for our prototype. Lumi was a helpful tool for this, because it allows you to create interactive lessons and videos to quickly introduce new concepts.
For my module, I focused on introducing Foley artists and the art of creating sound effects. For our prototype, students will eventually make radio plays and will be responsible for creating their own Foley sounds; therefore, it is important for students to have an understanding of the world of Foley. Using an interactive video is an effective way to introduce this new concept (which, for the majority, ‘Foley’ is a new term entirely!) while also assessing understanding. Meanwhile, Arkin created a complementary lesson and introduced the elements of soundscapes, something that students will also incorporate into their final project.
Using Lumi, I was able to use our own grading scale for formative assessment. As students watch the video and answer the questions, their results show their grade on that set of questions; immediate feedback for students is known to be beneficial.
I used a ‘kick-off question’ where students make inferences – a skill we work on a lot in middle years ELA! – and used a combination of multiple choice and fill in the blank to reiterate important information from the video. These questions will help students remember this information as it will be a big part of their future project (e.g. the term ‘Foley artist,’ using unlikely objects to create everyday sounds, creativity involved in Foley artistry, and the uniqueness of the profession).
There are also some accessibility features such as closed captions, translations, and allowance for spelling mistakes in fill in the blank questions. Generally, extra supports such as these are beneficial for all students; however, as identified in our ADDIE model, we have a large percentage of EAL students; these features would be especially helpful for them.
Pros and Cons of Lumi
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Because I only made the one module, this pros/cons list is not extensive; it’s only what I found while working through for the first time. I have used platforms to create H5P content before, and I found Lumi much more difficult to use in comparison. However, the other platforms didn’t have nearly as many options nor accessibility features as Lumi.
Arkin and I look forward to feedback on our modules and to hear what others liked/didn’t like when they were working in Lumi!
Great job on your video. As technical aside, you might want to check some of the settings you used on your LUMI video as I found that all the correct answers were filled in for me on the second quiz, and the correct answer was already selected for the first quiz (I am not sure how to get rid of this, but it seems like answers are being populated on their own rather than allowing for a response). In terms of LUMI in general some of the things I disklike center around their implementation on smaller screens. It’s a bit of a web design nit pick, but most folks are accessing these sites from hand held screens. When I placed clickable links on some of my videos the box sizes became enormous when I tested it out on the phone. On a positive note you found a fantastic video to introduce this concept, particularly the length. For middle years 3 minutes is just about perfect for their attention span (long enough to give detail, but not so long that it becomes boring).
Hi to you both and I agree with Matt, it was a great video. Regarding his comment about the questions being pre-filled in, I am also experiencing that issue, and haven’t figured out how to correct it.
I love the concept of this project for students. So creative and fun!
Thank you! Yes – it is definitely a tricky program to fine tune – especially at first! Hopefully we can figure it out!
Thanks! I tried it again on my end and am not seeing the questions filled in! Clearly I will need to do some tinkering and figure out why it’s presenting differently. Unfortunately Lumi isn’t compatible with my personal device so making edits and changes has been a challenge over the last week.
Hi – I’m seeing the answers filled in as well. I’m not sure why, sorry – I didn’t encounter that with mine (as far as I know). Did you enable ‘show solution’ for those interactions? I didn’t play with that setting, so maybe that’s it? That aside, what a fascinating subject! The video is great, and interactions will certainly help keep students engaged. Well done!
I will need to scour my settings! It still doesn’t show up on mine so not sure what’s happening. But I’ll add that to my ‘cons’ list .. 😉 ! Thanks for watching!
Hi Meagan! This is a great video – nice work!! Personally, I learned a lot about Foley which is a completely new concept for me. I have a very similar pros and cons list in regards to Lumi. I appreciate what you said: “immediate feedback for students is known to be beneficial” as it has me wanting to go to my video and make sure I set all of my in-video assessments to provide my students with this immediate feedback. I also love the idea of a ‘kick off’ inferencing question to begin. What a seamless way to incorporate some of the those ELA skills into Arts Ed. Love it!
Thanks Teagan! Glad I could introduce you to the world of Foley 🙂
Can’t wait to learn more from your module over the next week!