After reading those articles and videos, I think Sketchnoting is very useful for our study. It can help us remember what we learn easier. The whole idea behind adding sketches to your notes is that it taps into parts of your brain that would be dormant if you only used words to explore ideas. The combination of the two is the most powerful – using text and visuals while taking notes. By the way, I like using the iPad to Sketchnotes in every class, the app calls notability. I love taking notes with sketches and, to be honest, sketching has completely changed the way I learn, think, and organize my thoughts. I used to remember everything: classes or meetings etc. It helps me to remember most of it, including some key concepts.
About Mayer’s 12 Principles of Multimedia
Regarding Mayer’s 12 principles, I believe that the Signaling Principle, the Temporal Contiguity Principle, the Segmenting Principle, the Pre-Training Principle, and the Multimedia Principle are all principles that I use in my studies. You can make use of the signaling principle here by thoughtfully using features such as highlighting important words and using animated arrows to point out important information. Another way of using the signaling principle is to use slides or scenes to separate learning sections. Mayer found that learners performed better on recall tests when they were able to control their own pace of learning. And the principle of pre-training states that humans learn more efficiently if they already know some of the basics. Also, the multimedia principle states that humans learn best from words and pictures, not just words. This principle underlies all of Mayer’s principles, which state that images and text are more effective than text alone.
Reference
DeBell, Andrew (2020) , How to Use Mayer’s 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning, Waterbear Learning
Sketchnoting for College Students – Practical strategies for incorporating sketchnoting into your learning in university.
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ItcHag3agE&t=2s
3 replies on “Topic 2: Multimedia Design for Learning”
Hi, Jialong
After reading your blog, I believe that the Signaling Principle is really useful to emphasize important information. Something I am confused is another use of the Signaling Principle which is using slides to separate learning sections. I wonder if it is a use of the Segmenting Principle. I am just curious.
Ling Jiang
Hi Jialong! I appreciate how you included a video about sketch noting. I have personally never used this principle when I write my notes. As a visual learner myself, I like physically seeing how information connects and using sketches can add an extra element to better learn the material. It will be interesting to see how sketches can affect my own notes in the future. The signaling principle is defiantly useful for the user to have their attention drawn to relevant information that is highlighted.
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