Role of Multimedia in the Learning Process

Richard E. Mayer (2002): Cognitive Theory and the Design of Multimedia Instruction: An Example of the Two-Way Street Between Cognition and Instruction The multimedia-based approach uses visual learning (pictures, written text, animations, and videos) and verbal learning (spoken narration) as discrete channels for delivering content. This way to teach differs completely from the traditional frontal Read More …

H5P Question Sets

Do you want to create appealing self-evaluations? H5p offers you numerous tools to create remarkable question sets. Here is an example from a course on working and searching for materials on the internet. This question set uses only a few of the possible types of questions, but clearly shows the opportunities and variations that are Read More …

Do you use the H5P Framework in your Distance Learning Courses?

The H5P Framework H5P is an abbreviation for HTML5 Package. H5P allows users to create, share and reuse interactive content. HTML5 is a markup language that, among other things, allows Flash-like interactive content to be created without the need for plugins. It is mobile-friendly and relatively simple to use. The H5P Framework offers an incredible Read More …

Multimedia & Interactivity

The DISK Course Modules cover various topics that are necessary to survive in a digital world as we have it today. The modules use a modern approach to learning, based on multimedia & interactivity. Living in a digital world, there are daily challenges, often aggravated by the COVID situation.   One example is the “green passport“: If Read More …

The 2021 list of the Top Tools for Learning

By Michail Filioglou (EDRASE) Since 2007, Jane Hart has been compiling an annual Top Tools for Learning List, retrieved from the results of an open survey. These Top Tools lists now include an important and interesting time study not only on the popularity of learning tools, but also on learning behavior itself. On the  1st of  September 2021, Read More …

Interactive Presentation of JPEG Compression

An interactive example of image compression is part of the learning module “Images”. You may try out this example of multimedia-based and interactive content and leave a comment. We appreciate any knowledge and experience exchange with other people involved in Adult Education providing this kind of training! [advanced_iframe use_shortcode_attributes_only=”true” src=”https://www.advanced-training.net/DISK-Examples/image-compression/” width=”100%” height=”600″ onload_resize=”true” store_height_in_cookie=”true” onload_resize_width=”true”] Read More …

Module “Images” in the Test Phase

The module “Images“ is almost finished and is being tested currently. The module gives a first overview of pictures and working with pictures. The module was set up in Moodle and mainly uses multimedia or interactive content. Two self-evaluation modules enable the learner to (partially) check the skills they have acquired. The module is versatile: Read More …