In fully online courses, instructor presence is built through meaningful interactions—such as guiding discussions and providing timely, personalized feedback on assignments. These practices help students feel supported and connected.
A well-crafted introduction video complements these efforts by humanizing the course experience.…
Category: Multimedia
The distance learning team includes several talented instructional technologists whose creative use of visuals enriches learning in our online courses.
We asked some of the newest members of the team, freelance instructional technologists Jodi Herman and Victor Pedro, to share insights on how visual design can impact student experience.…
The multimedia principle postulates that people learn better from words and pictures than from words alone. This principle was introduced in 1997 by Richard Mayer, an educational psychologist who has made significant contributions to learning and cognition theories and is best known for his work on multimedia learning theory.…
As emergent and traditional learning modalities continue to evolve, the strategic incorporation of visual and auditory components has gained a level of popularity. In the context of the current educational landscape, especially with the widespread adoption of online asynchronous courses, it’s vital to understand how to streamline familiar means of communication and course facilitation to engage students through multimedia materials.…
Recording a lecture video on your desktop or laptop might not feel as natural or as forgiving as lecturing to students in your classroom. In fact, recording a lecture video can be more like recording a performance than giving a lecture.…