Mulitmedia Instructional Design

Theories of Multimedia Instructional Design

Mayer's Principles for the Design of Multimedia Messages (summarized by Dorian Peters on his Designer eLearning blog)

Multimedia principle: People learn better from words and pictures than from words alone
Segmenting principle: People learn better when a multimedia lesson is presented in smaller segments rather than as one continuous unit
Modality principle: People learn better from animation and narration than from animation and on-screen text
Coherence principle: People learn better when extraneous words, pictures, and sounds are excluded rather than included
Redundancy principle: People learn better from animation and narration rather than from animation, narration, and on-screen text
Spatial contiguity principle: People learn better when corresponding words and pictures are presented near rather than far from each other on the page or screen
Temporal contiguity principle: People learn better when corresponding words and pictures are presented simultaneously rather than successively
Personalization principle: People learn better when the words are in conversational rather than formal style
Individual differences principle: Design effects are stronger for low-knowledge learners than for high-knowledge learners

Name	Author(s)	Publishing Date	Publisher
The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning	Richard Mayer	2005	Cambridge University Press
Creating Graphics for Learning and Performance: Lessons in Visual Literacy	Linda Lohr	2007	Prentice Hall
Developing Technical Training: A Structured Approach for Developing Classroom and Computer-based Instructional Materials	Ruth Clark	2007	Pfeiffer
Efficiency in Learning: Evidence-Based Guidelines to Manage Cognitive Load	Ruth Clark, Frank Nguyen, and John Sweller	2005	Pfeiffer
E-learning and the Science of Instruction	Ruth Clark and Richard Mayer	2007	Pfeiffer
Graphics for Learning: Proven Guidelines for Planning, Designing, and Evaluating Visuals in Training Materials	Ruth Clark and Chopeta Lyons	2004	Pfeiffer
Multimedia Learning	Richard Mayer	2001	Cambridge University Press
Universal Principles of Design	William Lidwell, Kritina Holden and Jill Butler	2003	Rockport Publishers

Name	Author	Site	Topic
Mayer's Principles for the design of Multimedia Instruction	Dorian Peters	Designer eLearning blog	Research-based principles for effective multimedia instruction
A Learner-Centered Approach to Multimedia Explanations: Deriving Instructional Design Principles from Cognitive Theory	Roxanna Moreno and Richard Mayer	Interactive Media Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning	Cognitive theory of multimedia learning
The value of multimedia in learning	Patti Shank	Adobe Design Center	Effective use of multimedia in learning
Cognitive load	Multiple	Wikipedia	Cognitive load theory