Session+Description,+Purpose+and+Objectives

Session Description:
Learn how educators can create digital multimedia content that is artful and authentic, while considering graphic art design concepts, semiotic theory, and multimedia e-learning theory.

Purpose:
Many teachers and students are creating “visual” multimedia content with their students without awareness of the elements of art or foundational level skills in design. This topic is relevant as the presenters will address the importance of incorporating elements of graphic design, art theory, aesthetics and semiotics in creating more authentic, creative and engaging approaches to designing digital content for learning. This presentation will also encourage the artful design of ed tech content as it relates to research around multimedia e-learning principles.

Objectives:
Attendees will: - explore current research around multimedia e-learning principles and designing digital content, - be able to identify elements of art & PARCing design concepts used in digital presentations and multimedia work, - explore graphic design concepts related to developing multimedia content and - explore gestalt, semiotic theory and the Zeigarnik effect as related to multimedia learning theory.