Multimedia in Teaching and Learning
This exhibition of multimedia work by students of Anglia Polytechnic University and the research projects at Ultralab was followed by a seminar with three presenters, including myself.
| When | May 12, 2005 |
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| Where | Chelmsford, Essex |
Reflection: This was a useful moment to consider the role of multimedia in education which we had pioneered a decade before.
Contribution: I organised this event with Roger Clark and colleagues in Ultralab, and presented my analysis on the role of multimedia in education.
Here are my closing points from my presentation:
Multimedia content is still needed
- to offer a multimodal ‘knowledge’ base
- to cut and paste into multimedia essays
- to stimulate thought
- to motivate
- to engage with interesting learning objects
BUT
- is too often passive,
- and modelled on broadcasting
We don't need mountains of multimedia unless:
- it can be seen in overview, searched and appropriated
- it offers alternates
- it exploits the potential of digital media
- it offers completely new ways of expressing ideas
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