Designing Dynamical Learning Environments for Simulation: Micro-Worlds & Applets on the World Wide Web
Rik Minresearcher / designer / problem solver
Faculty of Educational Science and Technology (EDTE), University of Twente (UT)
Postbus 217; 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands. E-mail: R.Min@hetnet.nl (Acone)
www.RikMin.nl
Reflection
Examples
Cardio
(as open learning environment and as cases or problems)
(parallellism)
Cardio
(and instructions)
(no real parallellism but a little virtual parallellism)
Request for Attention
(with Flash animation-file)
Video and applet
(with video-file) (QuickTime)
Parallel instruction
(1 order)
Parallel instruction
(2 order)
Example
(Photo: Rik Min) (apology for the quality)
Split attention? Yes: 3 to 6 parallel information streams
Dual code? Yes: visual (3 to 6) and audial (1 to 2)
Multiwindowing? Yes (3 to 6)
Parallelism? Yes (3 to 6 dynamical objects)
Cognitive load? Huge ! But not a problem if the design and the synchonisation is very good