Example #1: This example is difficult to see clearly due to the resolution, but imagine that everything is legible on the PowerPoint slide. Even with good legibility, what are some design problems with this slide? How would you improve it? Is there anything that you like about the slide?

Example #1: This is an example of a slide with poor coherence. The image was taken from: Simpson, S. (2010). Coherence. In B. Hoffman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Technology. Retrieved June 26, 2011, from here.here

Example #2: This image is being used to demonstrate how to hit a golf ball. Don’t worry about what the text says exactly. But based on the overall design, would this be an effective use of multimedia? What do you like? What would you change?

Example #2: Here is a revised version of the image. The graphic on the left shows the split attention effect, which relates to the modality and contiguity principles). The images were taken from: Moseley, P. (2009). Incorporating text and audio into graphics. In B. Hoffman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Technology. Retrieved June 26, 2011, from here.here

Example #3: This is an example of an audio script that plays to introduce an assessment exercise for an SAT preparation course. What is good about the script? What would you change?

Example #3: The example on the left is of a recording that was written without the personalization principle in mind. This image was taken from: Preston, E. (2010). Personalization principle. In B. Hoffman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Technology. Retrieved June 27, 2011, from here.here

Example #4: Let’s say that an instructor is using this diagram to show beginning mechanics how the vacuum hose is connected to a car engine. For this purpose, Would this be an effective use of multimedia? What do you like? What would you change?

Example #4: This example does not adhere to the multimedia principle of coherence. The image was taken from: Edmondson, A. (2010). The multimedia principle of coherence. In B. Hoffman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Technology. Retrieved June 26, 2011, from here.here

Example #5: This screen shot from the Captivate 5 training course on Lynda.com. How has the segmenting principle been applied here?

Example #5: By breaking the instruction up into short, manageable chunks that can be controlled and navigated by the user, Lynda.com is following the segmentation principle. This image was taken from here on June 27 th, 2011.here

Example #6: Finally, check out this award-winning e-learning course from the Articulate team, who run the popular websites, The Rapid e-Learning Blog (available here) and E-Learning Heroes (available here).this award-winning e-learning course here How did Articulate use the 10 principles of multimedia design to create an effective course? Reference specific examples. Is there anything that you would have done differently? The Ten Principles of Multimedia Design 1. Multimedia6. Signaling 2. Modality7. Personalization 3. Redundancy8. Voice 4. Continguity9. Segmenting 5. Coherence10. Pretraining

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