Multimedia Learning Principles #126: Challenge | Recap
Challenge of the Week
This week, your challenge is to design an interaction to teach one of the principles of multimedia learning.
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Hi all,
Mine this week is not exactly one of the principles, but sort of related to them, in a way, sort of, kinda.
My blog post explains (briefly!) my idea: http://veronicab.com.au/to-audio-or-not-to-audio/
Mine this week is not exactly one of the principles, but sort of related to them, in a way, sort of, kinda.
My blog post explains (briefly!) my idea: http://veronicab.com.au/to-audio-or-not-to-audio/
- I laughed (diabolically) when I noticed the recommendation not to lock navigation. :) Locked navigation is my biggest pet hate. I've been recently subjected to a mandatory compliance training (yes, instructional designers actually have to receive compliance trainings once in a while :) ) where I was not allowed to move forward until the narration stopped reading the exact same text I could clearly see on the slide.
Always reminds me of the scene in the "Clockwork Orange", where the main character is strapped into a chair with his eyes held open. :)- Maija, Your comment about locked navigation reminded me of an old blog post I wrote about it quoting the Eagles song "Hotel California" where they say "You can check out any time you like, but you can NEVER LEAVE!!!" Ha Ha!
- Yes, I know! I have worked on several projects for large companies as a subcontractor for another e-learning firm, and was asked each time to lock the screen until the audio completes, they even narrated the instructions like "Click next to continue"! I couldn't believe that such innovative firms would not at least try to convince, with evidence, that locking down the navigation was a baaaad idea.
- My first thoughts were that I wanted to see something moving and some text. If I wanted to just listen, I would get an audio book and listen while I'm driving. Movement on the screen keeps me more alert than just listening. That was a good test for me, Veronica. Thanks for that!
- Daniela, I agree. Looking at a static screen while someone invisible is talking about it is worse than listening to a lecture. At least during a lecture you're looking at a living/animated person who is using their body language/intonation to give more life to their message (if a lecturer has good presentation skills, of course).
Even if you're listening to a tour guide while admiring art/architecture, you don't really stare at that art for as long as the guide is talking - you phase out/in, look at the guide, maybe wander off to look at something else if the guide takes too long to describe all the intricacies of the artist's style. Not to mention that art/architecture is usually more complex than an e-learning slide and you'd usually move your eyes and switch attention between different details. In a way, you're adding 'animation' to the 'audio'.
Listening to audio while looking at nothing and not being able to escape is a highly unnatural situation for a human being! :)
- LIKE! Minimal is good!
- Yeah, I know, very little time this week! Thanks Jeff
- A great way to show a comparison Veronica.
- Nice approach Veronica :) thumbs up
