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This course will explore theory and research as it relates to instructional message design and its effectiveness in enhancing student learning outcomes, satisfaction, message readability, and better presentation in traditional and digital media learning environments. Message design is the study of manipulating visual symbols and presentation in order to enhance learning. It presupposes that the effective manipulation of symbols modifies the cognitive, psychomotor, or affective behavior. The concepts of message design are grounded in what Dewey (1900) referred to as “linking science” between learning theory and educational practice (Fleming & Levie, 1993). The course will discuss the application of perception theory, communication theory, and systems theory to design and effectively present digital media. Participants will learn message design principles for promoting learner engagement and motivation. They will explore instructional implications, best practices, and learning activities and objectives that benefit their students in the classroom as well as inform their personal and professional development. Participants will apply these novel perspectives as they complete constructing a literature review to inform the intervention for their Problem of Practice project.