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elearningdesigners.org presents Mayer’s Multimedia Principle, the generative activity principle

Richard Mayer’s Fifteenth Principle

Have you ever been indecisive about the kind of activity learners should be doing when they are learning new content ? This week at elearningdesigners.org, we present Mayer’s fifteenth principle, the generative activity principle, and how it can be applied in a learning space.

elearningdesigners.org presents Mayer's thirteenth multimedia principle, the embodiment principle., which states "people learn more deeply when on-screen agents display humanlike gesturing, movement, eye contact, and facial expressions. Ex: including a human asset with natural features to better appeal to participants.

Richard Mayer’s Thirteenth Principle

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Richard Mayer’s Thirteenth Multimedia Principle Learn about Richard Mayer’s thirteenth multimedia principle, the Embodiment Principle, in this poster created by Georgette El-Darazi!

elearningdesigners.org presents Richard Mayer’s 10th Multimedia Principle, “People learn better from multimedia presentations when words are in a conversational style rather than a formal style” created by Dana Chung.

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!

Redundancy principle poster

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.

Cover of eLearning and the Science of Instruction book

e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning

An elearning design manual, written by Richard Mayer and Ruth Clark The book discusses how to: Get up to date on the latest e-learning research Adopt best practices for communicating information effectively Use evidence-based techniques to engage your learners Replace popular instructional ideas, such as… Read More »e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning

Signaling principle infographic

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.

Coherence principle infographic

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.