Multimedia That Works
Apply Mayer's multimedia learning principles to create and curate video, audio, and visual content that genuinely enhances learning — and teach students to create their own multimedia as evidence of thinking, not just 'cool projects.'
What you'll walk away with
Apply Mayer's multimedia learning principles (signaling, segmenting, coherence, modality, redundancy) to instructional design
Create and curates video, audio, and visual content that reduces extraneous cognitive load and enhances learning
Evaluate existing multimedia resources against evidence-based design principles and redesigns for effectiveness
Design student multimedia creation tasks that demonstrate thinking and content mastery, not just production skills
How a Learning Series works
Work through the snacks — short, evidence-based lessons that build your understanding. Each one gives you research, a classroom connection, and one thing to try or discuss.
Test your understanding in a low-stakes mini-experiment before you bring it to your classroom. Leverage our downloadable materials to support you in your teaching and classroom practice and let us know how it goes!
For credit towards an Accingo Course certificate, try something from this series in your own classroom, then complete a short, structured reflection on what you learned and what you would bring to your PLC and/or regular practice. You will see "Application Artifact" if required.
