e-Learning is being extensively utilized by harnessing technology to provide learners the opportunity to learn anytime and anywhere. eLearning can include a variety of learning opportunities – self-paced training, just-in-time information, as well as guidance from experts. With the help of technology, eLearning deliveries readily accessible digital content and creates a learner-oriented environment. eLearning promotes the notion of life-long learning and growth of a learning society – in educational institutes as well as organizations.
It is important to understand that since eLearning is different from traditional classroom or instructor-led training, learning materials that have been effectively designed for the electronic medium will facilitate the achievement of desired learning outcomes for learners. Effective design of eLearning materials relies on appropriate Instructional Design processes. The change in learning context from classroom to an online medium is an important factor when creating eLearning material. Multimedia are well adjusted to online learning and with the development of technology there are many elements to choose from infuse in learning to create suitable impact and increase the appeal of the learning content among all learners. With the plethora of options available, what to choose and how to present it is often a dilemma for many eLearning developers.
- Coherence Principle (gunakan elemen media yg sesuai dengan konsep)
- Signaling Principle (ada penanda dan rangkuman)
- Redundancy Principle (ada pengulangan)
- Multimedia Principle (mencakup banyak elemen media)
- Spatial Contiguity Principle (gambar dan teks berdekatan)
- Temporal Contiguity Principle (gambar dan teks berurutan)
- Segmenting Principle (segmentasi/bagian-bagian)
- Pre-Training Principle (ada pengantar konsep dan karakteristik
materi)
- Personalization Principle (percakapan, bukan narasi)
- Voice Principle (suara orang asli bukan suara mesin)(Arunima Majumdar:2016).
