Innovative instructional design

Innovative instructional design not only includes the application of new technology, but also the development, implementation and evaluation of new concepts to support learners. At the chair of psychology of learning and instruction we conceptualize evidence based solutions for practice and use our experiences from different research projects and transfer projects to extend existing psychological design principles. In several projects we deal with technology based learning and instructional scenarios like e.g. the development of a serious game for female students (project Serena), with the conceptualization and implementation of a blended learning scenario for craft (Project eWorkBau), with the design of webbased learning environments for on-the-job qualification (project ALBAf), project BIM@work), with the improvement of academic teaching through use of mobile devices (project AMCS) and with the aesthetic design of learning materials to foster motivation and learning outcomes (project emotioanl design). On the basis of psychological models on self regulated and problem based learning and in consideration of insights from the areas of workplace learning and multimedia learning we conceptualize evidence based solutions for practive and use these project insights in order to evaluate and extend existing psychological design principles.

Contact persons :     Prof. Dr. Susanne Narciss, Prof. Dr. Hermann Körndle, Olaf Peters, Dr. Felix Kapp, Jasmin Mühlbach, Dr. Steffi Heidig

Publications:

Heidig, S., Müller, J., & Reichelt, M. (2015). Emotional design in multimedia learning: Differentiation on relevant design features and their effects on emotions and learning. Computers in Human Behavior, 44, 81-95.

Plass, J. L., Heidig, S., Hayward, E. O., Homer, B. D., & Um, E. (2014). Emotional design in multimedia learning: Effects of shape and color on affect and learning. Learning and Instruction, 29, 128-140.