Mayer’s 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning: Introduction

Mayer’s 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning

If you are designing a PowerPoint presentation, developing an online course or preparing to flip your classroom, you may need to reconsider how you will get learners to engage with the material without the traditional face-to-face interaction. In the book Multimedia Learning (Cambridge Press, 2001), Richard E. Mayer discusses twelve principles that shape the design and organization of multimedia presentations

We’re going to cover the basics of his 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning in this Moodle book.

Introduction

If you are designing a PowerPoint presentation, developing an online course or preparing to flip your classroom, you may need to reconsider how you will get students to engage with the material without the traditional face-to-face interaction. In the book Multimedia Learning (Cambridge Press, 2001), Richard E. Mayer discusses twelve principles that shape the design and organization of multimedia presentations

We’re going to cover the basics of his 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning in this Moodle book.