Managing the amount and presentation of information facilitates active processing and makes content more accessible.
I think that it is important to remember that we can only learn so much in a day and to manage what we want to teach students over time.
While the theory of dual channels is primarily applied to audiovisual materials like voice-over videos and tutorials, the concept is relevant when we are using textual and visual materials to support a live lecture or demonstration as well.
I think that it is important to have more than one way to deliver lectures and not just listening to the teacher talk about a subject in class.
Cognitive load “is a theory about learning built on the premise that since the brain can only do so many things at once, we should be intentional about what we ask it to do” (H
I did not realize what cognitive load meant and I think that this is really interesting.