Guidelines from Mayer’s 15 Multimedia Principles
Are you familiar with Richard Mayer’s 15 Multimedia Principles? We share suggested guidelines based on each one!
Dana Chung
Richard Mayer’s Fourteenth Principle
Have you heard of the Immersion Principle? elearningdesigners.org presents Richard Mayer’s 14th Multimedia Principle: the Immersion Principle.
Richard Mayer’s Twelfth Principle
elearningdesigners.org’s Dana Chung presents Richard Mayer’s 12th Multimedia Principle, the Image Principle that states: “People do not learn better from multimedia presentations when a static image of the instructor is added to the screen.”
Richard Mayer’s Tenth Multimedia Principle
Richard Mayer’s Tenth Multimedia Principle – elearningdesigners.org
Richard Mayer’s Tenth Multimedia Principle Learn about Richard Mayer’s tenth multimedia principle, the Personalization Principle, in this poster created by Dana Chung!
Richard Mayer’s Eighth Multimedia Principle
Richard Mayer’s Eighth Multimedia Principle Learn about Richard Mayer’s eighth multimedia principle, the Modality Principle, in this poster created by Dana Chung! The Modality Principle says: “People learn more deeply from pictures and spoken words than from pictures and printed words.” Example: Producing an animated… Read More »Richard Mayer’s Eighth Multimedia Principle
Mayer’s Sixth Multimedia Principle
Created by Dana Chung Learn about Richard Mayer’s sixth multimedia principle, the Segmenting Principle in this poster! The Segmenting Principle states that: “People learn better when a multimedia message is presented in user-paced segments rather than as a continuous unit.” One example is allowing a… Read More »Mayer’s Sixth Multimedia Principle
Mayer’s Third Multimedia Principle
Created by Dana Chung Learn about Richard Mayer’s third multimedia principle in this poster! Feel free to share with your networks. Read more about the principle in this study. Download as a PNG or PDF.
Book Review: E-Learning and the Science of Instruction
A review of Ruth Clark and Richard Mayer’s book E-learning and the Science of Instruction (3rd edition) by Murat Ataizi and Aras Bozkurt Abstract This book is authored by Ruth C. Clark and Richard E. Mayer. The 3rd edition of the book was published in… Read More »Book Review: E-Learning and the Science of Instruction
Mayer’s Second Multimedia Principle
Created by Dana Chung Learn about Richard Mayer’s second multimedia principle in this poster! Feel free to share with your networks. Read more about the principle in this study. Download as a PNG or PDF.
Mayer’s First Multimedia Principle
Created by Dana Chung Learn about Richard Mayer’s first multimedia principle in this poster! Feel free to share with your networks. Read more about the coherence principle in this 2000 article. Download as a PNG or PDF.
Keller’s ARCS Motivational Design Model Infographic
elearningdesigners.org presents ARCS motivational design model infographic created by Dana Chung
ARCS Model of Motivation
How can you keep your learners motivated? John M. Keller proposed his ARCS Model of Motivation to explain factors that affect learner motivation.
Merrill’s Five Principles of Instruction Infographic
Download the Merrill’s Principles of Instruction Infographic as a PNG or a PDF. Read our accompanying article on Merrill’s Principles of Instruction!
Metacognition: A Learner’s Awareness
How can a learner impact their own learning? There are many ways that an individual can either help or hinder their own progress in learning. Read more to find out how you can incorporate metacognition into learning design to help learners leverage their own capabilities.
Self-efficacy
What is self-efficacy? Self-efficacy is the belief in yourself to achieve something. In learning, it is important for students to feel like they are capable of learning the material. In the late 1970s, Albert Bandura proposed that there are four sources of self-efficacy and four… Read More »Self-efficacy
Refresher on Merrill’s Principles of Instruction
M. David Merrill’s 2002 Principles of Instruction are five features he argues are key in creating effective instruction. By reviewing others’ instructional design theories and models, he determined common aspects that led to the best promotion of learning. Five Principles of Instructional Design by David… Read More »Refresher on Merrill’s Principles of Instruction
Kirkpatrick Model / The New World Kirkpatrick Model
Donald Kirkpatrick’s model tackles how to approach the evaluation of training, typically in a corporate setting. The model was created in the 1950s and has since been updated with some small additions. The following diagram displays both the original and New World Kirkpatrick Model components… Read More »Kirkpatrick Model / The New World Kirkpatrick Model
Robert Gagne: Nine Events of Instruction
Intro. In the 1960s, educational psychologist Robert Gagne created this sequential nine-step model to demonstrate each step of an effective learning process. By highlighting how instructors should approach teaching, he provided a framework to deliver instruction while taking into account a variety of learning conditions.… Read More »Robert Gagne: Nine Events of Instruction
Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
What is Bloom’s Taxonomy? Bloom’s Taxonomy is a framework to categorize learning objectives and has been used to inform teaching and instructional design work. The original Bloom’s Taxonomy was created in 1956 by Benjamin Bloom, but the updated 2001 version by David Krathwohl and Lorin… Read More »Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
Oppti Case Study
Situation In February 2021, I was onboarded to create a technical user manual for the company, Oppti, whose primary product was an online platform connecting high school students to job, volunteer, and internship opportunities. The company had been selected as a Google Startup, and although… Read More »Oppti Case Study
Overview of the ADDIE Model
A brief introduction to the most popular instructional design models: ADDIE. When it comes to design processes for developing training (i.e. instruction design processes), the most well-known model is ADDIE. ADDIE was created in the mid-1970s by Florida State University and has been used as… Read More »Overview of the ADDIE Model