In this Open Online Course, you’ll find insights, examples and good practices in multimedia learning, multimedia production and online learning. You can go through the course in your own time and at your own pace.
Multimedia learning is the first module in the online course Multimedia and learning design in Higher Education. In this module, you’ll find information about the role of multimedia in education and different multimedia learning principles. This module aims to provide higher education professionals with a comprehensive understanding of multimedia learning, its principles, and its effectiveness in the educational context. This module is for anyone looking for insights into multimedia learning principles, good practices, examples and hands-on handouts.
After this lesson, you will:
• understand what media and multimedia entails;
• be aware as to how different elements and aspects of educational (multi)media interact to create several forms of educational (multi)media;
• be able to advise whether and how multimedia would add value for a specific learning context & objective;
• be able to consider the role of media formats within educational (multi)media;
• be able to align your (multi)media product with your learning objective(s).
This module aims to provide higher education professionals with a comprehensive understanding of multimedia learning, its principles, and its effectiveness in the educational context.
Is this module for me? This module is for anyone looking for insights into multimedia learning principles, good practices, examples and hands-on handouts.