This document provides an overview of principles for effective e-learning course development, including the multimedia, contiguity, modality, and redundancy principles. It discusses how to incorporate words, graphics, interactions and audio/video according to these principles. For example, the multimedia principle indicates that e-learning courses should include both words and graphics to aid understanding, while the redundancy principle recommends avoiding identical text and narration when graphics are present. The document also provides contact information for the instructor and notes regarding assignments.

1. Special Topics in Digital
Media Production DIGI400
Kendall Uwaibi
July - October 2010

2. Quizzes are 5 points each
The lowest grade is dropped
Participation counts as two quizzes
Extra Credit:
For each extra assessment submitted - 1 extra point
(Limit = 5 extra assessments)

3. Multimedia Principle
E-learning courses should have both
words and graphics

4. Multimedia Principle
Words - printed on the screen/presented as speech
Graphics - Illustrations, photos, animations, and video
*Interactions - flash/html- based; button related content*
http://e-learningtemplates.com/blog/
interaction-pack-istyle/

5. Multimedia Principle
Adding Graphics that help the learner understand the
material.
Examples of these graphics are:
Teach Content – facts, concepts, procedures
Topic Organizers – Topic maps
Show Relationships – diagrams, graphs
Lesson Interfaces

6. Contiguity Principle
Corresponding graphics and printed
words should be placed near each
other

7. Contiguity Principle
Common mistakes
Relational graphics and text are separated or not fully
visible due to browser scrolling.
Onscreen reference appears on a second browser
window that covers the onscreen course

8. e-Course Development
Principles
Modality Principle
Redundancy Principle

9. Modality Principle
Use words in spoken form rather
printed for narration

10. Modality Principle
Visual graphics and onscreen text must
compete for the same visual attention
“Modality effect” - people learn
more deeply when words explain
animations and graphics.

11. Modality Principle
Use text with audio only to reinforce key points -
single words or remember phrases.
This principle applies only in situations in which you
present graphics and verbal commentary at the same.

12. Redundancy Principle
Should you include onscreen text that
duplicate the audio?

13. Redundancy Principle
Presenting words in both text and audio
narration can hurt learning

14. Redundancy Principle
1. Avoid Presenting Words as Narration
and Identical text in the presence of
graphics.
Students learn better from animation
and narration than from animation,
narration, and text.

15. Redundancy Principle
Are there any situtations in elearning
that duplicating text and audio useful?

16. Redundancy Principle
Consider onscreen text when:
1. There are no pictures
2. When language is challenging,
onscreen text should be narrated.

17. kuwaibi@IADT.com
skype: uwaibi
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Office Hours:
*will make Arrangements to meet with students in
RG213 or within school grounds*
I will periodically send updates, revisions, and
additional information about requirements for
assignments and activities via this email, so you
should check it daily.