Multimedia Learning Environment

Computer Animation and Interactivity

Principles

5. Multimedia instruction materials should include some options to active the animation.

4. Learners should be guided in the process of the animation

3. Learner shoud have control over though increased interaction with the enivironment

2. Events should be represented successfully in the animations so that learner can build a functional mental model of the display

1. Animation should not contain excessive elements

Multimedia Learning Environment

Mental representation

Useful tools for learning concepts

Concept Map

'What if' Analysis

Instructional Scenario

VCR device

Help students to visualize

Use of computers

Computer graphics

2D and 3D

Intructional Design

Control speed of animation

Use of sounds

Navigation features

Graphical repesentation

Concept maps

Hyperlinks

Personalisation

Global content representation

Orient users through complex text

Verbal and graphical devices

Cognitive Theory

Helps learners to memorize concepts more effectively

acts as an inhibitor to the learning process

Enable learners to visualise the concepts

Help students to lower cognitive load

Interaction

Meta interactive process

Simple resume function

Complete lerner control

Art of creating

Images

Animations

Inhibiling

Facilitating

Enabling