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[|__Provide examples of principles that promote learning__]
===** Multimedia Principle/Multimedia Effect **Multimedia tools provide several visual and audio aids for learners to gain and retain new information//. Learners within a surgical course often better understand the steps of completing a heart transplant by watching an instructional video rather than just hearing a lecture.//===

**Why is this component important for an e-learning environment?**
====Multimedia is basically a combination of different content forms such as text, audio, images, animation, videos etc. It enhances the effect of text presentations. It improves the quality of presentation and retains the attention of audiences. It can be used for educational as well as entertainment purposes. Multimedia presentations can be modified very easily. Storyboards are an example of multimedia presentations which teaches as well as entertain. PowerPoint presentations creation involves multimedia effects. These effects also can provide simplicity.====

**How does this component benefit the learner?**
====This component benefits the learner in several ways. It provides students with opportunities to represent and express their prior knowledge. It allow students to function as designers, using tools for analyzing the world, accessing and interpreting information, organizing their personal knowledge, and representing what they know to others. It empowers students to create and design rather than absorbing representations created by others. It can encourage deep reflective thinking. These are only a few reasons how multimedia applications engage students and provide valuable learning opportunities.====