Greet Leysens, Emma Van Den Corput, Wim Van Petegem, Nathalie Charlier
Applying multimedia principles to psychomotor skill videos reduces cognitive load and ensures clear, repeatable demonstrations.
This design case details the development of instructional videos teaching psychomotor nursing skills, such as venipuncture, to novice students. The designers operationalized Mayer’s Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning to minimize cognitive overload and support meaningful skill acquisition. The project resulted in an internal design checklist to guide future video production and evaluate media decisions.
When creating video demonstrations for physical skills, use a structured checklist based on multimedia principles to ensure visual clarity and reduce cognitive load. Collaborate early with content experts on scriptwriting and audiovisual specialists to streamline production. Use close-up angles and signaling to highlight critical physical techniques that are hard to see in live settings.
Integrating AR with animated multidimensional concept maps boosts students' positive emotions and academic performance in complex subjects.
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