Mayer’s Temporal Principle is a concept that explores the intricate relationship between time and causality. The Temporal Contiguity Principle states that for effective learning and comprehension, relevant visual and auditory information should be presented simultaneously rather than separately.

In this video written and produced by Georgette El-Darazi, we discuss the secrets of Mayer’s Temporal Principle and its boundary conditions. By understanding these boundary conditions, we gain valuable insights into the behavior and outcomes of complex systems and how we can optimize a learning experience.

Mayer’s Temporal Principle is a concept that explores the intricate relationship between time and causality. The Temporal Contiguity Principle states that for effective learning and comprehension, relevant visual and auditory information should be presented simultaneously rather than separately.

In this video written and produced by Georgette El-Darazi, we discuss the secrets of Mayer’s Temporal Principle and its boundary conditions. By understanding these boundary conditions, we gain valuable insights into the behavior and outcomes of complex systems and how we can optimize a learning experience.

Dr. Richard Mayer’s Redundancy Principle states that “People do not learn better when printed text is added to graphics and narration. People learn better from graphics and narration than from graphics, narration, and printed text, when the lesson is fast paced.” In this elearningdesigners.org video scripted, produced, and narrated by Courtney Stephens, you’ll learn when the redundancy applies and conditions when it doesn’t.

In this video, Georgette El-Darazi from elearningdesigners.org walks us through the benefits and fundamentals of using storyboards for the planning and development of learning experiences.

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In this video, we ask Dr. Richard Mayer about his research on using gender-matching avatars to help students learn. Listen in as Dr. Richard Mayer explains his experiment and how the movement toward more inclusion (especially in regards to recognizing a nonbinary identity) could be considered going forward.

In this interview with Dr. Richard Mayer, we discuss one of Mayer’s recent 2022 publications in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, “The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning in Immersive Virtual Reality” where Mayer and his co-authors, Guido Makransky and Jocelyn Parong, state that “a pitfall of learning in immersive virtual reality is that high immersion can create distractions in the form of increased emotional arousal and increased levels of interesting but irrelevant perceptual richness.”

Listen in as Richard Mayer responds to the question, “Given the duality of IVR being both engaging and distracting, what can learning designers do to reduce distractions while trying to retain engagement?”

We interview Richard Mayer on how to apply Mayer’s Principles while at the same time, designing with greater accessibility in mind. Tune in to see how Mayer responds to our first prompt:

“As you know, many instructional designers use your principles as a foundation for designing learning experiences. However, the depth of understanding and the knowledge of your principles vary greatly, from person to person, and as a result, many learning and development professionals see the redundancy principle, and the modality principle as being noninclusive and not conducive to universal design practices. My question is, How do you see accessibility fitting within the principles of your book?“

Check out Richard Mayer’s response to this question and more in our latest video!