The key reasons to creating a multimedia lesson plan is so that the educator can predict what the learners are going to need, at what point and time they are going to need it and what supports they may require throughout the lesson. The thought going into the lesson plans and the details that are constructed allow for the lesson to take an unexpected turn if it occurs. Furthermore, if this unexpected turn does arise, there will still be a strong foundation which the educator can step on and off of if they need to. These lesson plans also allow for the learner engagement to be increase and hopefully limit as many distractions as possible. This is because the educator is prepared and is able to predict and anticipate situations that may arise.

The multimedia principles that directly relate to videos with popup informational text boxes and embedded multiple-choice questions are the signalling, spatial and temporal contiguity and the feedback principles. The signalling principle states that people are better when cues are added to highlight key information. This information could be highlighted in a text box to make the learner aware that it is important. In addition, the spatial and temporal contiguity principle specifies that people learn better when the corresponding words and pictures are presented close together in time and space. Lastly, the feedback principle is that people learn better from multimedia lessons when the receive explanative feedback on their performance. This would be given immediately with the interactive multiple-choice questions which give instant feedback, to which the learner can then reflect on and learn from.

 

 

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