Syllabus
* Syllabus of the lecture
- types of multimedia learning materials
- brief history of educational innovations in the last century
- theoretical frameworks - cognitive load theory, cognitive theory of multimedia learning, self-determination theory
- types of multimedia learning experiments; learning outcome variables, affective-motivational variables, process data
- interpretation of quantitative findings (effect sizes, meta-analyses)
- principles of design for multimedia learning
* Syllabus of the seminar
- interpretation of experimental results and meta-analytical syntheses
- analysis of errors made in published experimental studies
- participation in an experiment (as a participant)
- design of own experiment, including budget and schedule specification
- writing a grant proposal
Annotation
This course introduces multimedia learning and how to conduct empirical research in multimedia learning
(including illustrated textbooks, animations and educational videos and games). The course will cover research perspectives (how to carry out a multimedia learning research project), empirical perspective (what is already known) and practical perspective (how to use multimedia learning materials at schools).