Professor Mayer has made great contributions to education. His research on multimedia principles has allowed educators to produce more effective learning materials.
In today's society, we use technology everyday. So, it only makes sense to use technology in education. With the advances in technology, education has transitioned from solely traditional face to face classroom to offering courses online and through distance learning. In order to make this learning effective, we must look at the use of multimedia. Multimedia is when words and pictures are used with the intention of fostering learning. Professor Richard Mayer has made significant contributions to the theory of cognition and learning as they relate to educational design and multimedia learning. Below you will find a short interview that Professor Mayer gave.
After watching the video, do you feel that multimedia learning increases transfer of learning more effectively then traditional lecture classroom setting.
Professor Mayer has made great contributions to multimedia education. His research has helped provide educators with the means to creating more effective learning presentations.
ReplyDeleteProfessor Mayer seems to have spent a great deal of time studying how learners learn. I can see how important his background has played in helping him with his work. His research has helped shape a great deal of educational presentations.
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