This is a series of posts discussing examples of the Curse of Knowledge in instructional design, a phenomenon characterised by the unintended omission of information
Category: dual coding
5 Tricks to Presenting Better SLides – Multi-media principles
Richard Meyer’s Multi-media Principles are of enormous importance to instructional design. Based on Sweller’s cognitive load theory, and Paivio’s subsequent dual coding theory, as the
Thoughts on Learning Design, as seen from the shoulders of giants
To me, learning design is the deliberate and precise creation and arrangement of content, instruction, the learning space and student engagement. A design is necessary
WHY IS IT USEFUL TO Chunk Lectures? WHAT DOES THE SCIENCE SAY?
There is a lot of discussion presently about the need to chunk up content for better student learning. But why? What’s the science behind the
Elaboration, dual and triple coding, and birds
New learning attempts to connect with existing schema. In the new learning, if any of it triggers memory of a related item in the schema
Transcripts: pedagogy beyond accessibility
Applying automatic speech recognition (ASR) to recordings of lectures means students can view the transcripts of the recordings. This process is well-understood in terms of
