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SCIENCE COMMUNICATION IN THE FORM

OF ANIMATED SCIENCE CARTOONS USING


MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING TOOLS
L.Jayanthi 1
1.Assistant Professor , Periyar Maniammai University
Vallam , Thanjavur, 613 403
Email: ljk7@rediffmail.com

Abstract: not only have to be proficiently

Science communication through knowledgeable in the fields that they


cartoons has been explained. Methodology of
are teaching, but also must be skilled
Developing animated science cartoons in the
in the technologies that are being used
form of 2D and 3D animations has been
convey the educational content.
described. Definition and advantages of e-

book and including animated cartoons in e – Educational world predominant today

book and publishing e-book through internet is one in which both teachers &
and its effects has been given. Methodology
learners continually employ various
of creating e-learning materials, Different
modes of teaching for communication
modes of science communication through e-
& interactive environment. At the
learning materials are specified. Various

advantages and benefits of e-learning same time technologically innovative

materials for learning science are mentioned. teaching & learning strategies are
Keywords : E- Learning , Science
being developed, it is imperative for
communication ,Fun learning through
educators to preserve learning
science cartoons and animated science
outcomes.Not all students take in &
cartoons , including animation in e- book

and publishing e-book through internet process information in the same

Introduction manner and the traditional lecture

In the face of rapid Technology format of delivering content may not

advancement, educators in this age of be best suited for this generation of

digital Information and Technology learners.


With technology , especially with Science Communication is the flow of

multimedia authoring technology, the scientific Information and scientific

teaching and learning content can be concepts from their source via a

converted into the electronic form and medium. Science Communication is

presented on the PC. Multimedia is needed to encourage natural curiosity,

now penetrating the education field creativity, scientific temper and

and changing the way teachers teach problem solving skills among young

and students learn. With the advent of citizens as well as Rural mass and

Multimedia & Technology in the make science learning exciting.

classrooms, teachers can equip Undoubted fully, all the modes of

themselves with these technological communication has their own

skills & become better communicators significance. Each and every media is

of their content materials and thus suitable for specific group of people.

enabling the students to learn in a But now a day’s entertainment media

more productive way. plays a vital role in day today life of

Humor in teaching is effective in both people.

the teachers and learners.E – Learning Most of the people are not

can incorporate many elements that interested in science but every one

make learning new material , a new wants entertainment because they feel

process more. Making learning more that they have no time to learn about

fun – or interesting – is what makes it science. But they try to find some time

more effective. Obviously , every type for entertainment even with their busy

of training can’t be turned into e- schedule. At this juncture, science

learning, but many can with excellent related issues could be communicated

results. to the people in the form of cartoons.


Through entertainment, science can be skills of animations which illustrates

easily communicated to the people science. This sharply interesting art

without making them aware of the fact strike at our ears instantly.

that they are under the trail of science Hence science communication

communication. through entertainment (audio visual

Animated Science cartoon is a media like TV, Cinema, and Internet

wonderful tool for explaining and etc.) can rightly harvest people’s

highlighting various environmental attention. More recently, Information

concepts and problems. This form of technology has given birth to a

science communication illustrates comparatively new form of interactive

complex science subjects in simple and science communication – Multimedia

easily understandable and enjoyable to that is proving effective way to

common man. It is a thought illustrate difficult scientific concepts. It

provoking capsule version of any event makes science communication more

involving the extreme economy of accessible to less educated people,

language about the science related youth and Children. Development of

issues. Visual images communicate Animated Science Cartoons will

more readily to the people than other definitely be one way of science

media. Animations which not only communication, which would be wide,

make you laugh but also carries spread right down to the village level.

information, message or attracts your Science communication is sandwiched

attention towards a problem in a between the slices of entertainment by

thought provoking way. It is an developing animations.

excellent mode of communicating Use of animations in lectures

science, which is obtained with the make the whole information interesting
and understandable even for the people vi)Drawing the animation characters

who did not have scientific using Photoshop or corel draw

background. Really it is a unique software with the message

attempt to explain a highly technical vii)Developing 2 D animation using

subject in a very simple manner Flash or 3 D animation using 3Ds Max

through animation . Animation in or Maya software which would give

schools is a great classroom activity, you real Effect.

allowing teachers and students to viii)Adding Audio effect to the

explore many areas of science. A fun, Developed animated science cartoons

creative hands on experience, and editing using Sound forge software

animation motivates and engages both or cool edit software.

teachers and students, using very ix) Adding video effect to the

simple IT practice, suited to the animation and editing using Adobe

education environment. premiere software.

Methodology x)Special effects can be given using

i)Identifying the science and After Effects software.

technological issues xi)Finally rendering the animation into

ii)Understanding reasons for problems. a movie

iii)Finding out the methodology to be xii)Animated e- book can also be

adopted. prepared with text, audio, video and

iv)Transferring these thoughts into animated movies using Desktop author

simple drawings. software.

v)Making dialogues or slogans with xiii)Preparing the developed concept in

the simple drawings. CD format, which can be played in

media player.
xiv)Consulting with the experts in computer connected to the internet

science communication and get from anywhere in the world. Hence,

suggestions for improvement the letter 'e' to the left indicates that

xv) Correcting according to the this is an electronic book. An e-Book

suggestions made. is simply a software that can be

xvi) Displaying it to the rural mass and downloaded on the net for reading

get feed back from them. pleasure on your home computer. E-

xvii)Finding out the issue to be Books are an interesting way to get the

improved and making recorrection information you need when you need

If the dry text books are it. There are plenty of topics on which

converted into animated e- book , the you can write an e-Book. E-Book

children would learn with more Publishing can be defined as "any

interest and score highest marks. combination of hardware, software,

Possible issues which can be and content that delivers the equivalent

popularized through scientoons are of a traditional paper book." Since e-

Deforestation, Air pollution, Global Book technology is faster and far less

warming, Hole in Ozone layer, AIDS expensive, a growing number of e-

awareness, Malaria, Dengue fever Book publishing services have

caused by Mosquitoes, Water scarcity, emerged. As with any newly available

Depletion of oxygen, Depletion of technological product, the e-book is

fossil fuels and Rural hygienic. causing waves of excitement around

These animations can be the globe.

included in e- book format . An e- Advantages of including animations

Book is a book published in electronic in e- book format are

form, which can be delivered to any It is portable and take up less space.
It is in CD format and can be displayed problems. This illustrates the complex

in a laptop, notebook or any e-book science concepts in simple and easily

reader without worrying about their understandable and enjoyable way to

weight and you can see the project common man. Visual images

anywhere, on the bus, train, airplane communicate more readily to the

This project is interactive and contain people than other media. It will surely

text, pictures, audio, video and harvest people’s attention. It is thus an

animations which enhance the message excellent mode of communicating

that the author is trying to convey. science and technology through audio

As it can be delivered through internet, visual media and Internet. This will

there are no packing and shipping definitely generate mass interest in

expenses. It is very easy to sell and Science and technology and inculcate

distribute. It is very simple and easy to Scientific temper.We can print the

purchase and down load it.The main pages.We can send email to the

features of animated e-book are different persons in all over the world.

Readability, Usability, Availability, We can publish it in the web site which

Portability, Changeability and can be seen by the people all over the

Multimedia capability. It can be easily world.

modified and updated. Science and Many parents feel that their

Technological developments are easily children spend most of their time in

communicated to the people from watching cartoons. If the cartoons

children to older ones between the shown in television carry science

slices of entertainment.It is a message, children will learn more with

wonderful tool for explaining and interest and know more about the latest

highlighting the various concepts and


developments in science and Steps involved in creating e- learning

technology. materials

In the new millennium through Organising the content in step by step

the digital and satellite revolution, it is procedure. Then Incorporate the text

now possible to send both audio and and incorporate audio. Then

visuals through the transmitter. We can incorporate video. Use video stories to

publish animated cartoon movie on put the subject into its context of use.

websites .If you do not know the Use video clips followed by questions

Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of to encourage active participation from

the particular website, try to make use trainees and build on existing

of the search engine facility which knowledge. Video clips must have the

opens up all vistas to assist you. Vast information required to answer the

resources are at your doorstep in this questions.

globalize village in Information Incorporating animation-Animations

Technology era. The computer are fun to watch and can get a message

penetration in India is on the rise and across that words or audio cannot.

just as there are households especially Incorporating quizzes and tests

in the urban areas, big cities and small Interspersing the science course with

towns. Cyber cafes are increasingly all quizzes that pop up after material has

over, even in the rural areas of many been presented offers good feedback

states. and reinforcement for learning. In most

ted cartoon shows the evil impact of learning situations, the more

smoking. It create awareness among immediate the feedback, the better- it’s

the people that smoking is injurious to the building effect of learning.

health and create cancer problem. Asynchronous Instruction


Instructors and students interact to students at remote locations. May be

intermittently over time with students synchronous or asynchronous, and may

usually working at their own speed to include students and teachers meeting less

meet deadlines set by the instructor. than 25 percent of the course time for

Self paced courses lectures, labs or exams.

Via the internet or CD –ROM , Q and Synchronous Instruction -- Real-time,

A monitoring , online discussion instructor-led online learning event in

groups and e- mail. which all participants are logged on at the

Distance Education – Courses same time and communicate directly with

delivered to off campus locations via each other. This could be through a chat

audio, video or the internet . It can be room, teleconferencing or

synchronous or asynchronous. videoconferencing. Students and teachers

E-learning (electronic learning) -- Course may share a whiteboard, applications or

content delivered via Internet, desktops.

intranet/extranet, audio- and videotape,


E – learning tools
satellite broadcast, interactive TV, CD-
Computers or lap top with MP3
ROM and more.
players, podcasts, blogs and more
M-learning (mobile learning) -- Course
Download podcasts of course lectures
content or other educational information
and professors audio study notes to
delivered to or usable as audio or video on
their PDA’s, smartphones or MP3
mobile devices such as MP3 players,
players
smartphones and personal digital assistants
Advantages of fun E – learning
(PDAs).
Varying the types of content such as
Online Education -- Credit-granting
images, sounds and text work together
courses delivered primarily via the Internet
to build memory in the brain and result influences the success of online

in better retention of the material. programs.

E- learning also offers interactivity.

Games, quizzes and even manipulation This type of interactivity can be in the

of something on the screen creates form of simply clicking on appropriate

more interest which in turn builds responses to questions, clicking to

better retention. Since it creates animate an object or start a process or

interaction , it brings more attention of dragging and dropping items to

the students.Providing immediate practice a skill. Interactive games

feedback -- E-learning courses can based training are also very effective at

build in immediate feedback to correct improving learning. Highly motivating

misunderstood material. The more Being motivated to learn is half the

immediate the feedback the better, battle. The course with “fun” elements

because each step of learning builds like video, audio, animation and the

upon the previous step. If no feedback gaming scenarios will definitely create

is given, then the next step may be more interest and curiosity in learning.

building upon an incorrect This leads to better retention and faster

interpretation. Encouraging interaction learning. The science communication

with other e-learners and an e- with motivating factors of e- learning

instructor -- Chat rooms, discussion can be communicated to the students

boards, instant messaging and e-mail any time and any where. It is much

all offer effective interaction for e- easier to work training into a busy

learners and do a good job of replacing schedule when you don’t have to take

classroom discussions. Building an two days off to travel and then sit in a

online community significantly class room. Other e- learning elements


that beat out the classroom scene are because the uploaded materials are

using colors and specific color simply uploaded to a server.Many

combinations, Combining images with elements such as video, audio,

words, Combining sounds or voice or quizzes ,interaction are combined in e-

music with images, Using multiple learning. The students can revisit and

types of media, Using layouts that flow replay the sessions. This leads to

with the natural movement of the eye. increased retention and a stronger

Benefits of E-Learning grasp on the subject.E-learning science

It is less expensive to produce. E – courses can be managed for large

training is virtually free.It is self paced. groups of students.

Most E- learning programs can be Conclusion

taken when needed.It moves faster. Common man in rural India

Science learning in the form of E- need scientific temper more than the

learning course progress up to 50 man in urban areas. So more number

percent faster than traditional courses. of science popularizing techniques

The learners can skip material they should be adopted in rural areas. Many

already know and move on to the public problems can be eradicated by

issues they training on.It provides giving them awareness about the

consistent message. E- learning scientific facts and phenomena.

eliminates the problems associated Animated science cartoons will

with different material on the same definitely generate mass interest in

subject. E- learners can learn from any science and inculcate scientific temper.

location and any time.It can be updated Scientoon and scientoon movies are

easily and quickly. On line e- learning thus an extremely popular visual

sessions are easy to keep up – to – date medium

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