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Book SynopsisThis book offers a primary focus on the meaning and importance of multimedia learning theory and is application in educator preparation. Integrating multimedia learning theory into preparing the next generation of educators for their role in the education of the next generation of students is presented as an important consideration for the future of our educational systems and society. As the use of digital technologies and Web 2.0 becomes more prevalent and the world becomes more infused with multimedia, it is important to ask to what extent, if at all, such developments change the forms and nature of knowledge. Teaching and learning in this digital, multimedia environment is increasingly challenged as the neomillennial generation enters schools and colleges having grown up with digital technologies defining their culture and shaping their cognitive and social interactions. Multimedia, for the neomillennial generation, is deeply embedded in their sensory and cognitive patterns; the neomillennials see and understand media in more sophisticated ways than their parents and the generations of society that preceded them.
Trade ReviewThe constant development of new technology can render the field of educational technology amorphous. The field requires a firm anchor and that anchor is made available by theories and findings of human cognition and instructional design. This book uses multimedia learning theory and its emphasis on cognition and instruction to specify the requisite structures. With engaging, accessible writing, the authors provide an interesting, valuable synthesis for educators concerned with an appropriate use of educational technology. -- John Sweller, Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology, School of Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
The book Multimedia Learning Theory provides a thoughtful and highly readable account of the challenges and opportunities that multimedia offers in creating vibrant leaning environments for our young people. It gets beyond the buzz words and clichés to give information that can help parents, educators, and policy makers advance to an educational future that surpasses the educational present. -- James Bosco, Emeritus Professor of Educational Studies, College of Education, Western Michigan University
Table of ContentsDedication Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1 - Introduction: Multimedia Learning Theory in Teaching and Learning Patrick M. Jenlink Chapter 2: Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning Brooks Knight Chapter 3: Multimedia Learning Theory and Its Implications for Teaching and Learning Patrick M. Jenlink Chapter 4: Multimedia Learning and the Next Generation Classroom Patrick M. Jenlink Chapter 5: The New Generation of Students Abbey Boorman Chapter 6: Multimedia Learning for a New Generation of Educators Charles Lowery Chapter 7: What Do Teachers and Administrators Need to Know about Multimedia Learning Richard E. Mayer Chapter 8: Next Generation Teachers: Integrating Multimedia Learning into Teacher Preparation Patrick M. Jenlink Chapter 9: Multimedia Learning and the Educational leader Scott McLeod Chapter 10: Epilogue: The Future of Multimedia Learning in Education Patrick M. Jenlink About the Editors/Authors
