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

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

3. 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/

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

5. 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

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

7. 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.

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

9. 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.

10. Coherence Principle
Adding interesting but unnecessary material to
elearning can harm the learning
Distraction: guiding the learner’s attention with
irrelevant material.
Disruption: preventing relevant material with irrelevant
mateial.
Seduction: existing knowledge that is used for
organzing the incoming material.

11. Personalization Principle
Converstional Style
Clear informal spoken text or
printed words on screen.

12. User Interface Design
Principles and Tips
Structure – recognizable to target users
Simplicity – communicate clearly
Visibility – Keep all needed options visible
Consistency - set a standard

13. What is SCORM?
“SCORM” stands for “Shareable Content Object
Reference Model”
SCORM is a specification that governs how e-
learning is created and delivered

14. What is
SCORM?
Dictates the technical
specifications for creating e-
learning (using software
languages like XML and
ECMA script)
create any type of learning content; it
doesn’t specify instructional design,
pedagogical methods, visual
appearance or anything else that
affects the educational experience.

15. What is SCORM?
Three versions of SCORM
SCORM 1.1
SCORM 1.2
SCORM 2004 (formally 1.3)

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