What interactive and multimedia learning are?
Interactive learning is when students communicate and learn from each other. [1] This allows for sharing everyone’s ideas and having different aspects of the same problem. Students can create study groups to exchange ideas, making the classroom more lively. The teacher shares them in small groups, and class participation is increased, thus increasing the efficiency of the class.
Figure1: What’s Next in the Evolution of Interactive Learning in Healthcare? (healthstream.com)
Multimedia learning combines media mediums such as pictures, video, and sound. This deepens the understanding of learning. It allows ideas to be expressed using different types of media of formats.[2] For example, when learning about geography, we do not have a concrete idea of the so-called basins and depressions, and it is only through pictures that we can understand more deeply. For history classes, many historical wars can be understood through movies and the impact of the past. Multimedia learning can help people grasp knowledge more efficiently. The old written text, combined with different videos and sounds, will become more vivid and exciting, and it will be easier to understand the knowledge.
Figure2: Digitale Didactiek | Multimedia learning (Mayer)
References
[1] 5 examples of interactive TEACHING Styles: Resilient educator. ResilientEducator.com. (2018, April 6). Retrieved September 17, 2021, from https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/5-interactive-teaching-styles-2/.
[2] Wiesen, G. (n.d.). What is multimedia learning? Practical Adult Insights. Retrieved September 17, 2021, from https://www.practicaladultinsights.com/what-is-multimedia-learning.htm.
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