Affiliation:
1. University of Aizu, Japan
Abstract
This chapter examines factors influencing the success of micro-lessons in educational settings, focusing on the alignment of content mode and length with the affordances of devices. Micro-lessons, designed to condense complex topics into short, manageable learning units, are becoming commonplace. However, their effectiveness hinges on the delicate balance between activity content and the constraints of the delivery platform. The focus is specifically on the strategic matching of multimodal content length and device affordance to mitigate issues of device-to-content incompatibility, thereby enhancing the pedagogical efficacy of micro-lessons within diverse educational settings. The author considers the compatibility of content with common devices—desktop PC, laptop PC, tablet, E-reader, Smartphone, and paper (non-digital)—and provide the resulting data that can inform the design of micro-lessons.
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