Part IIHOW TO LEVERAGE VISUALS AND WORDS IN e-LEARNING
E-LEARNING OFFERS MULTIPLE FACILITIES for presentation of content using still and animated graphics, audio, and text. Are there some effective ways to leverage these facilities? In this section you will read how to use visuals, audio, and text to maximize learning.
Chapter 4 focuses on graphics in e-learning. Specifically, you will see evidence regarding when to use still visuals versus when to use animations. You will also learn about different ways to use graphics and what kinds of learners benefit most from them.
Chapter 5 on the contiguity principle focuses on how best to align words with graphics when words are presented as on-screen text as well as audio narration. In this chapter you will see how to minimize mental overload by effective placement of words in relation to on-screen visuals.
Chapter 6 gives you techniques called cues used to guide learner attention to important words and graphics in your lessons.
Chapter 7 looks at when to use audio to explain on-screen visuals, known as the modality effect. You will read about the psychology and evidence behind audio narration in e-learning.
Chapter 8 on the redundancy principle continues the discussion about use of audio in e-learning with a focus on when it is and is not a good idea to add on-screen text in the form of captions that repeat the audio.
Chapter 9 on the coherence principle offers guidelines to avoid irrelevant mental load by minimizing extraneous words, ...