Graphics Resources

Required

Mayer, R.E. (2014). Multimedia Instruction. In J.M. Spector et al Eds. Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology. New York: Springer Science & Business Media.
Access via TRU Course Moodle site or emailed from instructor

and/or

Mayer, R.E. (2014). Research Based Principles for Multimedia Learning.
Presentation given at Harvard University, 5 May 2014.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ3wSf-ccXo

Richard Mayer’s new chapter in the Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology is a comprehensive and well supported description of his theory and the preceding theories that are incorporated into it. His talk at Harvard covers almost exactly the same ground though with perhaps less depth. Please be sure to read/watch at least one of these resources. If you aren’t sure you are following him in the video, try the chapter first.

Clark, R.C & Lyons, C. (2010). Three views of instructional visuals, In Graphics for Learning: Proven Guidelines for Planning, Designing and Evaluating Visuals in Training Materials. San Francisco: Pfeiffer, 15-28.
http://site.ebrary.com.ezproxy.tru.ca/lib/trulibrary/reader.action?docID=10469757&ppg=37

Note on Wikipedia readings: for each of the three readings below, read the opening sections to ensure you have a clear understanding of each term.

Digital Image Editing on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_image_editing

Vector Graphics on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics

Raster Graphics on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raster_graphics

Ready to download some software? Try Gimp the free raster-based editor – good for working with photos and existing images, or

Inkscape the free vector based editor – good for creating and editing vector-based drawings.

Official Gimp Tutorial
Official Inkscape Tutorial

Alternatively, try out SumoPaint, a full-featured online image editor.
See more tutorials and resources on the technical side of graphics in the ‘Graphics’ pages at the bottom of the right-side menu.

Optional

Clark, R.C & Lyons, C. (2010). A Visual design model for planning graphics systematically, In Graphics for Learning: Proven Guidelines for Planning, Designing and Evaluating Visuals in Training Materials. San Francisco: Pfeiffer, 29-43.
http://site.ebrary.com.ezproxy.tru.ca/lib/trulibrary/reader.action?docID=10469757&ppg=51

Keith Webster. Graphics for Learning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5yd_M2xe78

Webster, Keith. Image Tags.
http://courses.olblogs.tru.ca/eddl5101-sep13/week8-hypertext-markup-language/image-tags/

Richard E. Mayer. “Applying the Science of Learning: Evidence-Based Principles for the Design of Multimedia Instruction” American Psychologist, November 2008, pp. 760-769.

Paik, E. S., & Schraw, G. (2013). Learning with Animation and Illusions of Understanding. Journal Of Educational Psychology, 105(2), 278-289.
http://ezproxy.tru.ca/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ1007932&site=ehost-live

Brett, Matt. Digital Photography Tips and Tutorials for Beginners
http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-photography-tips-for-beginners

Google. Find Creative Commons Images with Image Search
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/find-creative-commons-images-with-image.html

Cognitive load theory

Information processing theory

Dual coding theory

Episodic buffer theory

Mayer’s cognitive theory of multimedia

Further Reading

Linda L. Lohr. Creating Graphics for Learning and Performance: Lessons in Visual Literacy. Columbus, OH: Pearson, 2008.

Ruth Colvin Clark and Chopeta Lyons. Graphics for Learning: Proven Guidelines for Planning, Designing and Evaluating Visuals in Training Materials. San Francisco: Pfeiffer, 2010.
http://moodle.tru.ca/course/view.php?id=5379

Richard E. Mayer, Ed. The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Richard E. Mayer. Multimedia Learning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.

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