1. Multimedia Literacy

2. Learning Objectives
Describe how multimedia computers provide a powerful environment for achieving the goals of the cognitive movement in education
Understand how multimedia computers are being used across the curriculum in a wide range of subjects 2

3. Learning Objectives (cont.)
Sample demonstrations of state-of-the-art applications linked to the Multiliteracy Web Site
Assess how up-to-date your local schools are in adopting multimedia technologies for teaching and learning
Question whether technology will make any major difference in the structure of schooling 3

4. Overview Cognitive Versus Behavioral Psychology Art Biology Chemistry
Civics 4

5. Overview (cont.) Economics Foreign Languages Geography History
Mathematics 5

6. Overview (cont.) Music Physics Science Elementary Education
Reading and Writing 6

7. Multimedia Benefits in Education
Source: National Training Laboratories (NTL) Institute, Bethel, Maine. 7

8. Behavioral Psychology
Behaviorist movement
Believes that psychology is essentially about behavior
States that behavior is largely determined by its outcomes
Has been effective in training animals and modifying human behavior
Falls short in education to develop strategies for learning 8

9. Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Movement Focuses on human perception
Includes thought and memory
Defines learners as active processors of information
States that enriching information determines the level of understanding 9

10. Cognitive Psychology Constructivist movement
Focuses on knowledge formation
Fosters development of metacognitive processes
Encourages independent knowledge construction
Uses prompting and fading techniques
Prompting reinforces the student’s skill
Fading removes the prompts gradually until the student can perform the task independently 10

11. Art High-quality graphics allow realistic display of artwork
Multimedia computers make art interactive
Users have instant access to
Paintings
Inventions
Writings about the artist and the work
Historical information 11

12. Biology Multimedia curriculum resources for biology include Animals
Dissection
Genetics and Heredity
Cell Biology
Full-motion videos play inside the frame of a face mask in Amazing Media’s Oceans Below 12

13. Chemistry Multimedia computers aid in laboratory experiments
Students can conduct labs using the computer
Mix various chemicals
Observe reactions
Evaluate results 13

14. Chemistry (cont.)
Multimedia computers can visualize the structure of chemical models
Java rotations of a model of a benzene molecule. Rotating the chemical model
leads the user to discover that the centers of the six carbon atoms and six hydrogen
Atoms in benzene are coplanar. 14

15. Civics Live video feeds from Congress
Online access to government agencies and offices
U.S. history from 1700s to the present is available in multimedia format 15

16. Economics Charts and graphs can be interactive
Students can manipulate the data
Create what-if scenarios
Gain a better understanding of complex economics concepts
Economics, 13E by C. McDonnell and Stanley Brue. Copyright © 1996 McGraw-Hill Companies. 16

17. Foreign Languages Digital audio provides pronunciation
Improves natural–sounding accents
Full-motion video simulates real-life situations
Multimedia increases student’s confidence
Immediate feed-back available 17

18. Geography Interactive atlas provides interactive learning
Online virtual tours simulate real-world experience
Geography can be taught in context with culture 18

19. Geography Example
Interactive map included in National Parks of America CD-ROM 19

20. History Multimedia supports history in education through
History Textbooks are available on CD-ROM
Multimedia History Titles (encyclopedic reference tools)
War documentations
Visual Investigations: The Assassination of J.F.K.
Internet Resources for Historians 20

21. Mathematics Multimedia computer supports
Modeling the mathematical content
Monitoring student progress
Mastering educational objectives
Many applications allow for the student PC to link to teacher’s PC so that individual assistance can be provided 21

22. Music
Music industry has been totally transformed by multimedia technology
Music applications include recording, editing, arranging and printing
Graphical controls similar to controls on tape-recorders or CD-players make the applications easy to use for everyone 22

23. Music - Example
Discovering Music CD-Rom, Copyright © 1995 Voyetra 23

24. Physics
National Science Education Standards goal is to increase opportunities to be involved in the active process of learning science
Visualization techniques on multimedia computers provide
Collection of data
Analysis of data
Modeling of motion data
Recording of experiments 24

25. Science Internet in Science is used to
Provide students with collaborative learning experiences
Access scientific databases
Virtually visit science laboratories 25

26. Elementary Education Education and entertainment are often combined
Electronic mail engages children in cooperative learning across the Internet
Special sites provide content for children that is monitored 26

27. Reading and Writing Multimedia
Motivates students to read
Makes it easier to begin writing at an early age
CD-Rom storybooks provide full-color illustrations and links to relevant context 27