The Design of Multimedia Learning Programs
Erica McAteer and Robin Shaw
This booklet is one of a group of publications produced as part
of the "Establishing Multimedia Authoring Skills in Higher
Education" (EMASHE) project, funded by ITTI. When complete,
publications from EMASHE will comprise tutorials in Hypercard,
Toolbook and Authorware for the Macintosh and PC, together with
appropriate software resources. In addition, separate
publications cover the design, planning and evaluation of
computer assisted learning packages.
The ability of the modern computer and available authoring
packages to make use of multimedia, sound, graphics, animation,
and moving images, is a powerful opportunity and a danger.
Authors can be seduced into focusing on the impressive technology
while losing sight of the end of engaging, informing and
educating the user.
What the authors aim to do is to provide guidelines to the design
implications of the various components of multimedia courseware,
based on research. Some of that research has a long history, for
example, on the suitability of typefaces and fonts largely
gleaned from paper based studies; other research more specific to
the computer, such as that on the use of animation, is in its
infancy.
The topics covered includeOverall Design, Interactivity, Screen
Design, Text, Graphics, Animation, Video, Sound and Colour. The
text is illustrated with examples largely drawn from programs in
development at the University of Glasgow.
Price:-UKHE 6.50 Non UKHE 6.50 plus p&p
Distribution:-
The product is obtainable from:-
Mrs Jean Burgan
UCoSDA
Level Six
University House
SHEFFIELD
S10 2TN
Tel: 0114 272 5248
Fax: 0114 272 8705
Email: j.burgan@sheffield.ac.uk
Further Information and Comments:-
Robin Shaw
TILT Dissemination
Robert Clark Centre for Technological Education
University of Glasgow
66 Oakfield Avenue
Glasgow G12 8QQ
0141 330 4844 email r.shaw@elec.gla.ac.uk
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From: Brian Shields
Date: Wed, 24 May 1995
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