Modality Principle

What is it?

The basics of the modality principle is to present words as speech rather than on-screen text when giving on-screen presentations. The worst time to not have audio in the a presentation or lesson is when the graphic is complex or the lesson is fast-paced. Though the modality principle should be used as much as possible, it is understood that sometimes it is not practical to use this principle. Such an example is not having the right equipment to present the lesson in the learning environment. Not having the right sound equipment would not the teacher or presenter to use the modality principle efficiently. 

Examples:

The example image below shows how not to use the modality principle. Dreamweaver is a web site creation tool that is used my most everyone in the web design business. It is a complex software that task years to fully understand how to use it. For beginners, it can be overwhelming to use for the first time. As you can see in the image there is no location for an audio tutorial that would greatly help the learner.  

References:

Clark, R. C., & Mayer, R. E. (2003). E-Learning and the science of instruction: Proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning (Ch.6). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer.

Declara | Your Personal Knowledge Engine. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2016, from https://declara.com/content/e1r2m919