Evidence-Based Principles for Multimedia Instruction

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Oct 232010
 

Claremont Graduate University has just added a recent talk by cognitive psychologist Dr. Rich Mayer of UC Santa Barbara on how multimedia software can be best used to promote learning.  This talk reviews a research program that has produced ten evidence-based principles for how to use both words and pictures to promote learning. Dr. Mayer focuses on the determination of both how people learn (i.e., the science of learning) and how to help people learn (i.e., the science of instruction).

The video is available for free on the Claremont site, and may be interesting to anyone working on the determination of the science of learning or the science of instruction:
http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/lap&CISOPTR=79&CISOBOX=1&REC=1

Claremont have archived several years’ worth of research talks, which are free and open to the public, and encourage anyone interested to browse, use them for classes, or share with advisees. Here’s a link to the full library:
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/4435.asp

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Jing – simple multimedia presentations

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Aug 302010
 

Jing is a screen capture technology that offers a quick and easy way to make multimedia presentations.

Combine an audio commentary with whatever is happening on your computer screen.

Jing outputs to the standard .swf (Flash) format and is available for free at http://www.techsmith.com/jing/

Jing Pro offering additional features is also available at low cost.

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Games and Simulations

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Jul 152010
 

Games and simulations are employed on the basis that learners learn best by doing.

“Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me and I’ll remember. Involve me and I’ll understand.” (Confucius)

“People remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear, 30% of what they see, 50% of what they hear and see, 70% of what they say and write, and 90% of what they say and perform at a task.” (Edgar Dale’s “Cone of Experience”) Continue reading »

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Multimedia Learning Resources

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Jul 152010
 

Multimedia technology allows concepts to be explained and illustrated in a variety of ways.

Technologies such as Macromedia Flash and streaming video and audio permit material to be viewed again and again, anywhere, any time.

Animations can be used to demonstrate continuous change over time in situations ranging from the building up of graphs to the workings of a machine or the human body.

Video can bring otherwise dry theory to life, eg footage of the collapse of a poorly designed bridge can greatly enhance understanding of the equations describing the failure. Continue reading »

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