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Clark, Ruth Colvin.

E-learning and the science of instruction : proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning / Ruth Colvin Clark, Richard E. Mayer.

2nd ed.

San Francisco, CA : Pfeiffer, ©2008.

xvi, 476 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

The authors offer useful information and guidelines for selecting, designing, and developing asynchronous and synchronous e-Learning courses that build knowledge and skills for workers learning in corporate, government, and academic settings.

Pfeiffer essential resources for training and HR professionals

Pfeiffer essential resources for training and HR professionals.

Business education -- Computer-assisted instruction.

Web-based instruction.

Computer-assisted instruction.

Mayer, Richard E., 1947-

Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-426) and index.

Current Copyright Fee: GBP32.00 0.

E-learning: promise and pitfalls -- How do people learn from e-courses -- Applying the multimedia principle: use words and graphics rather than words alone -- Applying the contiguity principle: align words to corresponding graphics -- Applying the modality principle: present words as audio narration, rather than on-screen text -- Applying the redundancy principle: explain visuals with words in audio or text: not both -- Applying the coherence principle: adding interesting material can hurt learning -- Applying the personalization principle: use conversational style and virtual coaches -- Applying the segmenting and pretraining principles: managing complexity by breaking a lesson into parts -- Leveraging examples in e-learning -- Does practice make perfect? -- Learning together virtually -- Who's in control? Guidelines for e-learning navigation -- E-learning to build thinking skills -- Simulations and games in e-learning -- Applying the guidelines.

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