Multimedia Design Principles

This is a comprehensive lesson plan with all the materials and instructions. The lesson plan is stored on the Notion platform.

Students watch a series of short lecture videos about the multimedia design principles and complete self-check tests embedded within the videos before class. I use EdPuzzle to insert self-check tests within the videos. Take a look at the sample EdPuzzle lesson below.

This is an in-class activity. Students are presented with a series of poorly designed slides and analyze their designs. It involves class discussions in the think-pair-share format. Slides are presented using NearPod and each pair annotates the slides to indicate the design flaws. Take a look at the NearPod presentation sample below.

This is an in-class activity. Students are presented with a series of short video presentation segments that are poorly designed  and analyze their designs. It involves class discussions in the think-pair-share format. Slides are presented using VideoAnt and each pair annotates the video to indicate the design flaws. Try the sample VideoAnt page below.

This is an open-book quiz to be completed after class. The quiz tests the knowledge about how people learn from multimedia materials and what each design principle teaches us about multimedia design. After I taught the design principles for 3 years, giving a quiz was the most effective and efficient way to ensure that students understand the design principles correctly. Take a look at the questions from the quiz below. 

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