Last week we looked at the Spatial Contiguity Principle and we found that related words and pictures need to be close together. This week we look at the Temporal Contiguity Principle. The Temporal Contiguity Principle tells us that students learn better when related words and pictures happen simultaneously. So where last week we looked at …
Category: Professional Development
Oct 11
4. Spatial Contiguity Principle
Last week we learned that Pictures and Narration is better than Pictures and Narration and Text. But what if you have to have Pictures and written text (no narration). This week we look into this using the Spatial Contiguity Principle. The Spatial Contiguity Principle means that you want related words and pictures close together. Let’s …
Oct 04
3 Redundancy Principle
The Redundancy Principle is one in which you want to avoid overloading the learner’s working memory. Remember that your student can only process so much information. Any additional information beyond the learner’s capacity will be lost. In the redundancy principle we are looking at situations where additional information is not needed for the student to …
Sep 27
2. Signaling Principle
Last week we looked at the Coherence Principle of Multimedia Learning. In that principle we explored the effects of extraneous information. This week we dive into the Signaling Principle, in which we try to focus attention on items that need to be learned. Using the Signaling Principle means using cues to help guide your student’s …
Sep 20
1 Coherence Principle
Last week I let you know that we would be looking at the 12 Multimedia Principles, and we’ll get started this week with the Coherence Principle. The Coherence Principle means eliminating extraneous words, pictures, and sounds. When this is done there is a deeper understanding of material presented. To start looking at this principle it …
Sep 13
Multimedia Learning
When we look at learning, in both the face-to-face classroom, and especially in on-line learning, an important aspect is Multimedia Learning (how we learn using words and pictures). The definition of multimedia used here is that: “Words” include spoken text or printed text. “Pictures” would be illustrations, photos, animation, or video. Multimedia learning then is …
Sep 04
CELT Professional Development Opportunities for September
Do you have expertise in a particular teaching strategy or pedagogy? Have you attended a conference and want to share what you learned? Do you use a tool for e-learners that others would benefit from using? Share your knowledge by facilitating a program through CELT! Contact Kaia Henrickson at kbhenrickson@alaska.edu to set up a date. …
Sep 14
Instructional Alignment
Welcome back to the 2018-2019 school year!! To get the year started I wanted to share a quick “5 minute” lesson on instructional alignment. This is from the 5 Minute University (5MU) which is a collaboration between the schools or colleges of pharmacy, health sciences, and medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, …
Apr 27
Want to do some Computer Coding?
Have you ever thought how great it would be if your skill set included computer coding? For adults, the process of learning these skills usually takes time, access, and money. Google has eliminated these barriers with a new app called Grasshopper! This is a beginning coding program where you can learn to do computer coding …
Jan 25
Free Webinar – Rockin’ the Virtual Classroom!
January 26, 2016 10:00 am – 11:15 am AK time Begin Registration… Virtual classroom technology (ILinc, Adobe Connect, WebEx, Elluminate, etc.) provides a wonderful live, real-time bridge between the traditional classroom and the learner. But it isn’t “just like” the traditional classroom, and in the wrong hands can be deadly dull. In this session we’ll …
