TY - CONF
T1 - Using Text-to-Image Generative Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning to Create Digital Resources for Language Learners
AU - Dean, Michael Weldon
PY - 2024/7/5
Y1 - 2024/7/5
N2 - According to Mayer’s (2021) Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (CTML), students learn better from images and words than from words alone. This is especially important for students learning in a second language because the intrinsic cognitive load is higher than if the content was in their first language. CTML also provides evidence-based guidance on how images should be combined with text to improve learning. Consequently, to enhance learning, English language teachers should consider including images in their PPTs, educational videos, and other digital resources and aligning the design of these resources with CTML principles. Additionally, students can be taught how to apply CTML to the materials that they create for classroom tasks. However, finding or creating appropriate images can be a time-consuming process. Text-to-image generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) offers opportunities for teachers and students to quickly generate images for their resources that are tailor-made for the requirements. This presentation will describe an approach that uses GenAI and CTML to create digital resources for English language learners and assists students to employ these methods themselves.
AB - According to Mayer’s (2021) Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (CTML), students learn better from images and words than from words alone. This is especially important for students learning in a second language because the intrinsic cognitive load is higher than if the content was in their first language. CTML also provides evidence-based guidance on how images should be combined with text to improve learning. Consequently, to enhance learning, English language teachers should consider including images in their PPTs, educational videos, and other digital resources and aligning the design of these resources with CTML principles. Additionally, students can be taught how to apply CTML to the materials that they create for classroom tasks. However, finding or creating appropriate images can be a time-consuming process. Text-to-image generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) offers opportunities for teachers and students to quickly generate images for their resources that are tailor-made for the requirements. This presentation will describe an approach that uses GenAI and CTML to create digital resources for English language learners and assists students to employ these methods themselves.
M3 - Conference presentation (not published in journal/proceeding/book)
ER -