Week 3 - Mutimedia Courseware Design Fundamentals

This week we learn & discuss about courseware design.firstly, about basic multimedia design.



4 primary aspects influence multimedia design:

• content
• technology
• visual
• economics

Technology & visual must be  balanced because

• visual oriented coursewares are often light on content, difficult to update, and slow to display.
• technology oriented coursewares can be unappealing and often exclude users who don't have the latest technology installed.

Therefore, we have to plan a courseware that:

• well structured
• easy to navigate
• quick download / display time
• simplicity
• consistency
• engagement

Three parts of multimedia courseware design

• Information Design
• Interaction Design
• Visual Design

Information Design
Information design is the skill & practice of preparing information so people can use it efficiency & effectiveness. where the data is complex or unstructured, a visual representation can express its meaning more clearly to the viewer.

There are 5 things to think about in the process of Information Design:

• Message
• Audience
• Purpose
• Background
• Structure

Information Design : Suitable Strategy

• Learning Theories
• Learning / Teaching Strategies
• Learning Style

Gagne's 9 events of instruction

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