Christopher Levan, a noted Canadian author, has had a varied career as an ordained minister, writer, educator and administrator. His books include The Dancing Steward, God Hates Religion, Sin Boldly, Living in the Maybe, and Knowing your Ethical Preferences.
...The material is well structured and goes into succeeding levels of detail to describe what works and what doesn't. Cognitive aspects of how learning is delivered are thoroughly presented, using many charts and graphics to provide alternate means of viewing the text data. The text relies on extensive research performed by the author and other notable cognitive psychologists and instructional designers in the field. The book can serve as an excellent text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in instructional design. It can also be used by professionals in the field, as a reference guide to what may be new cognitive research applied to the area of multimedia learning. --Bernice Glenn, Reviews.com (Computing Reviews)