It is important to create a multimedia lesson plan before creating multimedia content because:

  • This way, you know exactly what you will be covering and the goal of your lesson.
  • You stay organized and on topic.
  • You are able to anticipate what resources your learns will need and when they will need it.
  • If you don’t end up using every section of your lesson plan, you still have a solid foundation where you can adjust your lesson accordingly.
  • You will be more prepared and focused on engaging with the class since you are not thinking about what you need to talk about next.

By looking over all the multimedia learning principles in Dr. Ray Pastore’s video, the principles that directly relate to videos with embedded multiple-choice questions are:

  • Interactivity Effect: when a multiple-choice question pops up on your screen, the learner has the option to reply, pause, fast forward and play the video whenever they want so they can review and go at their own pace.
  • Spatial Contiguity Principle: since the multiple-choice questions pop up on the same screen as the video, you don’t need to keep changing screens to the point where your cognitive load is overworked.

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