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Element

Pedagogical Significance

implications for teaching methodology; implications for learning outcomes

Technological Significance

implications for users and designers

Course Content

  • Organization of course content should reflect both global and sequential aspects of course subject matter
  • Sequencing is appropriate for the content; learning is structured progressively
  • Course materials are up-to-date
  • Multiple varieties of accounts, explanations, perspectives and presentations allow students a better statistical chance of being able to draw from a source that grabs their attention and interest
  • Multimedia allow a variety of learning style preferences to be accommodated
  • Database should allow flexibility of designers using a variety of multimedia resources
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