Name: Catherine L. Kendall Type of Session: Lecture/Presentation Preferred Track: Track 3: Pedagogy and Technology Integration Abstract: The presentation will address the design of interactive multimedia courseware. It will provide information about the intended audience, the tools and knowledge needed for the job, how the developmental process of interactivity is applied, and the appropriate steps for making the unique goals of course content come together in a successful experience. A full, working example of interactive courseware will be shown as well. Description: Technology and computers are becoming an increasingly important part of our environment. The strength of the computer is its ability to manage information and support thinking. While campuses are connected from library to lab and from dorm rooms to offices, computers still do not reach their potential in the classroom. (Gates, 1996, p.35) Individualization is the key to tomorrow's pedagogical success. Seminars will be enhanced by multimedia, computer simulation and virtual reality. (Cornish, 1996, p.5) This presentation will illustrate why interactive multimedia is so important in education. Also shown will be what skills and tools are needed to create such courseware; and how the courseware can be developed to make pertinent concepts come together in an exciting new way for students. Pedagogy, through interactive multimedia, allows students of varied abilities and interests to learn on their own and progress and be tested at their own rate. This allows professors to focus their time spent with students. (Cornish, 1996, p.5) It revolutionizes education, making it possible to learn more in a given period. (Cetron, 1994, p.6) Teachers will still be needed, but their role will be more as information guides and discussion leaders. This radical change in instructional delivery will improve student learning and satisfaction. (Davis, 1995, p.21) The challenge for the educator is to embrace the interactive multimedia approach that has already been applied to many other fields. This will allow concise text, visuals, sound, and hands on interactive units to be integrated into the presentation, enabling the user to easily understand and comprehend the basic principles and elements that guided the subject. The process begins with exploration of the diversity, ability, and experience of the intended audience. Typical undergraduate demographics are changing. More and more students fall outside the stereotypical eighteen to twenty-one year old. Computers are present in nearly all K-12 schools. This means that most students now entering college have computer experience. They are comfortable using technology. The development of interactive multimedia courseware gives students the ability to learn, review, and reference information when, how, and where they choose. Also examined are the software and hardware tools needed to complete the job. Then follows a step-by-step approach for development of interactive multimedia courseware. There are many steps, from scripting to the final creation and debugging, where the designer can stop asking people what they think about an idea and let end users try the actual courseware. Each of these steps is described to create an easy, clear, and understandable process for creating interactive courseware. By following the plan described, along with study of the courseware prototype, designers will be armed with the tools, knowledge, and research necessary to create a final product that will match their students' capabilities and interests. This enhanced method of delivery will allow dissemination of information to a broader audience, bringing the classroom into the information age. The institution will become a more effective, efficient, and competitive arena for learning. Length: 30 Minutes Audience: general, faculty, and lab directors Audience level: beginning and intermediate On-site equipment requirements: LCD projector with a Mac compatible cable
Contact Information: Catherine L. Kendall University of Tennessee Interior Design Program College of Architecture and Planning 1715 Volunteer Boulevard Knoxville, TN 37996-2400 Phone: (423) 974-9979 wk or (423) 983-9829 hm E-mail: kendallcl@aol.com
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