1. Some Ideas on Multimedia Application in Education Philip Lei Lecturer, Computer Studies Program Macau Polytechnic Institute

2. Outline Multimedia courseware, application in traditional lectures Multimedia education – let students learn how to take advantage of multimedia Virtual classroom, online education – computer mediated interaction between instructors and learners

3. Multimedia … Text, still pictures Hypertext Audio/Video Interactive animation / simulated environment Virtual reality, … Challenge: how to integrate them in an education environment

4. Multimedia Courseware Pedagogical material in classroom lectures: textbook, notes, exercise, slides, instructors’ speech, interaction between instructors and students How to enrich them with multimedia?

5. Multimedia Education Help students to acquire the skills to create multimedia clips manage the content utilize them in learning activities and their careers

6. Campus Radio A web portal for MPI students, run by MPI students, used by MPI students Provides opportunities of creating and managing multimedia content Encourage sharing ideas and opinions in the web media

7. Campus Radio Students compose and post media-rich articles, which contain text, images and audio/video recording Instructors assist students in technical operations, e.g. running a web server and streaming media server

8. Virtual Classroom Facilitates interaction between Instructors and Learners I2L – interaction between one instructor and multimedia learners: Education TV online L2L – encourages collaborative learning activities I2I – leverages the teaching expertise of multiple instructors: exercise database

9. Education TV online Put the lessons of the Macau Education TV on the web An ongoing student graduation project Integrate the video recording, textual course material, and vocal recording in an interactive learning site

10. Education TV online Students can study at their own pace, anytime, anywhere. Customized course for student Better utilization of the bandwidth and course material

11. Demo Multimedia: audio, interactive animation Education TV online Live broadcast, over telephone