Multimedia Educational Resource Assessment Rubric
Located Educational Resources
The following three multimedia resources were intentionally selected to represent a clear spectrum of quality:
Poor Quality Resource
Biology 1010 Lecture 8: Photosynthesis
- Format: Recorded lecture with a single instructor speaking.
- Visuals: Dense on-screen text, minimal diagrams and animations.
- Interaction: None, purely passive viewing.
- Presentation Style: Linear, lecture-driven; little variation in pacing or delivery.
- Audience Engagement: Low with no prompts, questions or feedback.
Okay/Good Quality Resource
Photosynthesis: Crash Course Biology #8
- Format: Short instructional video with narration and visuals.
- Visuals: Simple diagrams, step-by-step explanations.
- Interaction: Limited to pausing, replaying or following along with examples.
- Presentation Style: Structured, segmented content and clear progression.
- Audience Engagement: Moderate level of engagement with visual support aids understanding but limited active participation.
Excellent Quality Resource
PhET Interactive Simulation: “Greenhouse Effect”
Access simulation through this link: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/greenhouse-effect
- Format: Web-based interactive simulation.
- Visuals: Dynamic, real-time visual representation of photosynthesis processes.
- Interaction: Learners manipulate variables and immediately see effects.
- Presentation Style: Exploratory, learner-directed and flexible pacing.
- Audience Engagement: High level engagement encourages experimentation, observation and discovery.
Evaluation Using the Multimedia Assessment Rubric
Resource 1: Poor Quality
Overall Evaluation:
This resource reflects a transmission-based approach to learning and demonstrates limited awareness of multimedia learning theory, active learning models or UDL principles.
Resource 2: Okay Quality
Overall Evaluation:
This resource demonstrates strong alignment with multimedia learning theory and accessibility practices but only partially engages learners in active meaning-making.
Resource 3: Excellent Quality
Overall Evaluation:
This resource represents excellent practice in multimedia instructional design by seamlessly integrating theory, accessibility and active learning into a cohesive learner-centered experience.
Resources
BioProfessor101. (2017, January 27). Biology 1010 lecture 8: Photosynthesis. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33PsCr15T9o
CrashCourse. (2012, March 19). Photosynthesis: Crash Course Biology #8. YouTube.
PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder. (n.d.). Greenhouse Effect: Interactive simulation.
