The purpose of this session is to introduce interactive multimodal learning (Moreno & Mayer, 2007) and apply these principles to online instructional design. Multimodal learning uses two different modes to present content knowledge. Students integrate information from the different modes into their working memory. Instructional design principles for interactive multimodal learning environments will enhance cognitive transfer in online education by adding interactive, dynamic methods. The participants will experience examples of multimodal learning and identify methods appropriate to their own settings.
