Topic 7 Educational Multimedia OWT 410

Educational multimedia Multimedia definitions Elements of multimedia Thinking skills and designing multimedia

Multimedia definitions Multimedia is the integration of more than one medium into some form of communication delivered via a computer. Multimedia presentations are engaging because they are multimodal. Multimedia is not a form of instruction to learn from, but rather a tool for constructing and learning with. Learners may create their own multimedia knowledge representations that reflect their own perspectives on or understanding of ideas. Part 1 of 1 … 4

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Elements of multimedia Effectively designed learning ‘from’ environments (including multimedia learning environments) include the following four elements: Presentation of information. Guidance about how to proceed. Practice for fluency and retention. Assessment to determine need for remediation and next steps. Part 1 of 1 … 5

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Thinking skills and designing of multimedia The major thinking skills that learners design multimedia include: Project Management Skills o Creating a timeline for the completion of the project. o Allocating resources and time to different parts of the project. o Assigning roles to team members. Research Skills o Determining the nature of the problem and how research should be organised. o Posing thoughtful questions about structure, models, cases, values, and roles. Part 1 of 3 … 2

Thinking skills and designing of multimedia o Searching for information using text, electronic, and pictorial information sources. o Developing new information with interviews, questionnaires and other survey methods. o Analysing and interpreting all the information collected to identify and interpret patterns. Organisation and Representation Skills o Deciding how to segment and sequence information to make it understandable. o Deciding how information will be represented (text, pictures, movies, audio, etc.). Part 1 of 3 … 2

Thinking skills and designing of multimedia o Deciding how the information will be organised (hierarchy, sequence) and how it will be linked. Presentation Skills o Mapping the design onto the presentation and implementing the ideas in multimedia. o Attracting and maintaining the interests of the intended audiences. Reflection Skills o Evaluating the program and the process used to create it. o Revising the design of the program using feedback.” (Reeves, 1998). Part 3 of 3 … 2

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