Blog 3: Multimedia Design for Learning

Kevin Alexander’s podcast on Multimedia allows us to analyse and form opinions on the effectiveness of multimedia. Multimedia is encompassed by various surfaces (audio, video, typography, pictures, texts and stories to name a few). As such, multimedia learning is the use of multiple learning styles through words (text or listening) and pictures. As such, it is important to consider how these elements can be useful for your learners. The use of multiple sources helps all students meet their needs! These sources can include online videos for example. As a result, it puts students at the centre of their learning by allowing them to replay and review concepts. It also allows them to further use resources such as SketchNoting, Screen Capturing and H5P content. H5P content can specifically be used by teachers to make learning more interactive and engaging. It allows the teacher to add in prompts and/or small quiz questions that can guide and support the learning.

  • Which multimedia learning (MML) principles did Dr. Ray Pastore not follow in his video about MML principles? Why might an expert not be able to follow all the principles when creating a multimedia learning object?

Under the podcast by Kevin Alexander, he describes Robert Mayor Principles 3 areas of processing which are the following

  • Extraneous: Things we want to reduce (for example distractions) REDUCE
  • Essential: to get the most important parts MANAGE
  • Generative: connect different knowledges (prior) and use that to form new ideas INCREASE

These are important factors to consider when developing and using multimedia learning.

Furthermore, Dr Ray Pastore’s video about Multimedia principles does not address were embodiment, modality and redundancy. Embodiment is where people do not necessarily learn better when speaker image is present. Modality is people learn better from graphics and narrations over graphics and text. Redundancy is whereby people learn better when the same information is not presented in more than one format. These are valuable considerations as there are always going to be principles that are less predominant than others. This thus depends on your students and their needs. Dr Ray Pasture did suggest that students when asked liked to have access to all platforms (audio, text and picture) as they found that benefited their learning the most. These principles in summary act as tools and from there students are able to choose what principle works best for their learning style. Whether that be signaling, modality, redundancy etc. They all serve a purpose. Another key aspect that stood out to me was the idea of critically thinking of the pictures you select for your learners. Meaningful images help support learners. Everything is selected with purpose in order to benefit the learner. Just like the use of tools such as H5P serves a purpose!

Here is my SketchNote from Dr Ray Pastores video

 

Zoom Labs 

Sketch-noting

For the sketch noting lab I decided to do it on schools, and how schools are more than just schools for students, they provide resources, opportunities  and numerous communities (friends, connections, experiences) for children.

 

 

 

TechSmith Capture

H5P video

References

https://edtechuvic.ca/edci337/2020/06/10/topic-3-multimedia-design-for-learning/

  • Ray Pastores video
  • Kevin Alexanders podcast
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zrtHt3bBmQ