Design for Multimedia Learning

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This book provides the first coherent set of principles and frameworks for designing breakthrough educational multimedia.This book establishes a framework for educational multimedia that divides the development process into conceptual and presentation levels. Conceptual design proposes a new synthesis for unifying the scattered knowledge in this area, and creating a deep learning architecture. Presentation design deals with the realization of an educational multimedia offering, involving issues such as screen layout, color schemes and the detailed use of individual media. Well-illustrated examples help the reader understand all the critical issues of multimedia learning environment design, development and evaluation.Anyone involved or interested in either multimedia or instructional design.

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This book provides the first coherent set of principles and frameworks for designing breakthrough educational multimedia.This book establishes a framework for educational multimedia that divides the development process into conceptual and presentation levels. Conceptual design proposes a new synthesis for unifying the scattered knowledge in this area, and creating a deep learning architecture. Presentation design deals with the realization of an educational multimedia offering, involving issues such as screen layout, color schemes and the detailed use of individual media. Well-illustrated examples help the reader understand all the critical issues of multimedia learning environment design, development and evaluation.Anyone involved or interested in either multimedia or instructional design.


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The multimedia revolution has created exciting opportunities for education and training. It has also posed a central challenge - how to enhance the process of learning to meet the demands of the new information society. Good design to meet this challenge requires a deep understanding of learning and a mastery of the new multimedia technologies. Design for Multimedia Learning provides a lucid and comprehensive introduction to the dynamic emerging field of educational multimedia design.


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