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Two ideas about cognitive load and multimedia theory - Nevine

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Two ideas about cognitive load and multimedia theory - Nevine

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Hi everyone,
Your slideshow has successfully demonstrated the positive impact of integrating multimedia into learning. The two new ideas I learnt:
1. We process information through the auditory and visual channels.  Hence teachers need to design activities using different multimedia to reduce cognitive load.
2. While introducing different multimedia can facilitate understanding, teachers should also consider the purposeful integration of multimedia to avoid extraneous load.

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Edisnajda Celhaka- Multimedia and cognitive load

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Edisnajda Celhaka- Multimedia and cognitive load

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The information provided in the presentation is high valuable considering the challenge educators and course instructor face in determining the line between incorporating multimedia to make learning more exciting and engaging and the price it has in student cognitive overload. Identifying the types of multimedia channels such as visual and auditory is one of the main aspects that can help determine the number of input involved. Sometimes less is more when it comes to multimedia input. What I reflected from the reading through the activity is that the multimedia choice should be meaningful and purposely placed during teaching and evaluation of the cognitive input should always be in educators mind.

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1. There are two different channels for processing information; auditory and visual.
2. As teachers, we should design activities in a way that they would not pose extraneous load on students and we should also be aiming to increase germane load.

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1. I did not know that there is a separate auditory and visual channel for which information is processed and that the auditory channel processes information presented orally or verbally. Whereas, the visual channel processes information such as pictures.
2. I have also learnt that we should be aiming to reduce extraneous load and increase germane load.

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2 Ideas about Multimedia and Cognitive Load theory 

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2 Ideas about Multimedia and Cognitive Load theory 

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1. Both the auditory and visual channels have minimal capacity to process information. I did not know this. I will consider this when using multimedia in my Geography lessons to try and not overwhelm the students!
2. Incorporating students own experiences can assist with Germane load and multimedia can be used to do this- Chelsea Swan

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I think this is really important, especially for younger learners who may not be able to cope with lots of audio, visual information at the same time. I feel that we need to not put things in to look 'pretty' (which I am very guilty of!)
I think this website is a clear example of not overloading the learner.

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1. Multimedia load theory - I have learnt that there are two different channels for audio and visual elements which can be overloaded in times of high extraneous load.
2. cognitive load theory - I have learned that we as tutors need to be very careful in designing our learning activities so that it has high germane load and low extraneous load.

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Understanding the impact that multimedia can have on our learning outcomes is something that I had not fully considered. Outside of the general cognitive load that students may experience, tailoring activities and their design through use of media may alleviate these challenges.
I have learned that task differentiation through use of specific media (particularly in a remote learning context) will successfully engage students.
- Lachlan Y

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I've recently been involved in website creation part of the accessibility guidelines includes not including distracting animations which add to multimedia overload. Our practice also is to include captions and a transcript with videos.

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Hi David, Demi, Chris and Lauren,
I can see you demonstrated this concept in your content slides across the modules. You relied on audio and visuals. Great example of your applying this concept.
Karley

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There are two separate channels for processing information namely auditory and visual channels. Information presented via audio and verbal sources is processed through the auditory channel Information presented through graphics, pictures, etc is processed through the visual channel.
Both of these two channels have limited capacity

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- Share 2 ideas that you have learnt about Multimedia and Cognitive Load Theory.
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