Author Adrian Granchelli
tl;dr Challenge B: Videos – due Thurs, Oct 23 Congratulations, your prototypes have been fun to read through. Now that the majority of peer review is completed, your group may have up to six external reviews to reflect upon—feedback is… Continue Reading →
Good learning experiences don’t just happen – they are the product of careful planning and meticulous design. Interactive and multimedia learning design should always serve the learning objectives, so it’s important to know how an instructional designer would approach creating… Continue Reading →
tl;dr Reading + Substantive Post #2 Challenge B: Videos, Substantive post #2 is all about the design process. To aid in your reflections, I have updated the Design Process theory page. Try and connect some key concepts of: For the… Continue Reading →
tl;dr General Feedback to Challenge A I wanted to share a couple of recurring things I’ve noticed so you can use this overarching feedback for your next Challenge. Pablo Picasso’s Le Taureau ‘the bull’ 1945-46 Prototype due Wednesday This Wednesday,… Continue Reading →
Updated: Oct 19, 2025 Learning Outcomes By the end of this module you will be able to: The Design Process Each step of the design process demands a different kind of thinking. Successful designers are able to recognize where in… Continue Reading →
tl;dr Great work completing your Challenge A: Comics! You have done great work. I am working today and this week on getting you feedback. This week we will commence work on our second multimedia project while working in groups. Challenge… Continue Reading →
Your goal for this challenge is to, in a group, create 3 x 1 minute educational videos to teach the reader about some idea or concept through the use of text and image. The subject of the videos can be… Continue Reading →
tl;dr Thank you for your prototypes, peer-review, and discussion in Mattermost. It has been exciting seeing what you’ve made and learning from your comics. This week, your first multimedia project of this class is coming to an end – let’s… Continue Reading →
tl;dr Thank you for your substantive posts and contributions to the class discussion. As we continue through the rest of Challenge A: Comics, I hope you continue to engage with your classmates. Readings This week we have two readings to… Continue Reading →
Human beings have a rich tradition of storytelling as a method of transmitting learning and culture to the next generation, a practice as old as language itself. When we’re listening to a story – one that’s rich in detail and… Continue Reading →
Updated: Sep 11, 2025 Using text and image together can lead to better learning due to the dual-coding theory – that there are two separate parts of our brains to process textual/verbal vs. visual information. In other words our brain… Continue Reading →
tl;dr I hope that you’ve been having a great first week. It was great meeting those of you that joined our face-to-face session and I have enjoyed reading your introductions – if you have yet to share your introduction, please… Continue Reading →
How We Learn In Education, we study how people learn in order to be able to create better learning experiences – experiences that resonate with learners and promote effective learning. Cognitive Load Theory proposes that learners have finite cognitive resources…. Continue Reading →
Your goal for this challenge is to individually create an educational comic: an original, 12 – 20 panel comic to teach the reader about some idea or concept through the use of text and image. The subject of the comic… Continue Reading →
Before you start with WordPress, you need to make some decisions. Please review all 6 steps below to decide on your approach. The wonderful thing about WordPress is that you can import that exported file into another WordPress instance (it… Continue Reading →
Good morning class! I hope you had a great summer filled with good weather, rest, and adventure. Interactive & Multimedia Learning is a project based course – the core of the work will be three projects, each making a distinct… Continue Reading →
Participate in our private Mattermost channel: https://chat.opened.ca/edci337/ To foster communication and collaboration, it’s important to get to know the people we’ll be working with. Guidelines for Your Introduction Your initial introductory post should be 200-400 words and may include the… Continue Reading →
DUE DATE DETAILS GRADE ALLOTMENT Sep 5 Introductions (via Mattermost) 5% Challenge A – Generate a Comic to teach a simple idea/concept with a comic Sep 5 – 25 Sharing and Helping Discussion (via Mattermost) 5% Wed, Sep 17 Prototype… Continue Reading →
Use the link below to access this comprehensive resource on Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons for Educators. From the resources description: It has never been easier to publish online or consume digital content. This comes with many advantages and… Continue Reading →