Cindy Richard
EDTC 6340
This project was designed to showcase best practices when creating multimedia presentations. For this project, I selected a poorly designed multimedia presentation that I had created a few years ago, and redesigned it using best practices in multimedia design.
The original slides were created for a professional development workshop during which I taught a small group of peers some basic rules for playing Dungeons and Dragons (D&D,) since one of the extracurricular activities I sponsored for students at that time was D&D Club.
There is no recording of the original live presentation to my group. My original slides, shared below, were hastily constructed with a design that left considerable room for improvement.
My focuses for the redesign are to:
Reduce the overall amount of content to a comfortable 3-5 minute presentation;
Reduce the amount of text per slide;
Uses phrases on slides rather than complete sentences, since there will be simultaneous narration;
Use a dark background and high contrast text;
Select font type and size for readability and emphasis;
Choose non-copyrighted graphics from Canva;
Add no more than six objects per slide;
Convey only one message per slide;
Begin with an introduction and end with a summary;
Follow the principles of the Multimedia Learning Theory, especially:
The Coherence Principle -- avoid excessive decorative graphics;
The Personalization Principle -- use friendly, conversational language for the narration;
The Signaling Principle -- draw attention to important elements; and
The Contiguity Principle -- synch the audio with the appearance of relevant visuals.
Reference:
Mearls, M., & Crawford, J. (2014). Dungeon Master’s Guide (5th ed.). Wizards Of The Coast.