Design+Principals

What are the most important design principles you should include when creating a new mulitmedia lesson?

I agree with the reading, that, “The essence of multimedia production is communication, and communication requires clarity, legibility, and structure.” These three elements are essential in lessons for learning to actually occur. If a student is confused from the start of the lesson, doesn’t make the connection of the multimedia example to the material being taught, he may become frustrated and just shut down—tuning out the rest of the lesson. It is important not to get carried away and keep it applicable to learning objectives. ~Heather

I found a great resource: Look under the Regis library link on the main page. On the left there is a drop down menu, choose the Library quicklinks, A to Z then under B, Books 24/7 once there, search Instruction design or this book, looks great for what we are studying. Digital Multimedia Perception and Design by Gheorghita Ghinea and Sherry Y. Chen (eds) Uniting cutting-edge research and filling a gap in the existing multimedia design literature, this unique book highlights how perceptual requirements can be incorporated in the design, development and transmission of multimedia The Books24//7 is an excellent FREE resource that gives you up-to-date books tech and business. It is my understanding that you have access to this forever once you have been a Regis student.

I referred to Cheryl Johnson's article Accessibility Equals Good Design in ASCD's [] and also the Webby Judging Criteria [] Sheila