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Kingsley, Karla V.; Brinkerhoff, Jonathan – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2011
Student-centered instruction incorporating authentic assessments can provide an alternative instructional model. Student-centered instruction generally requires learners to take on alternate roles such as that of historian, advocate or op-ed writer in order to complete a project. It is often both collaborative and constructivist in nature. In…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment, Program Effectiveness
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Betty, Paul – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2009
Increasing use of screencast and Flash authoring software within libraries is resulting in "homegrown" library collections of digital learning objects and multimedia presentations. The author explores the use of Google Analytics to track usage statistics for interactive Shockwave Flash (.swf) files, the common file output for screencast and Flash…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Technology, Multimedia Instruction, Tutorial Programs
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Kinchin, Ian M.; Chadha, Deesha; Kokotailo, Patricia – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2008
As university lecturers select and sequence materials for their teaching, a linear structure emerges by default. Such a structure is made explicit within PowerPoint presentations and may even be amplified as PowerPoint invites the lecturer to reduce content to a bulleted format. Such linear sequences have been related to passive, surface…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Multimedia Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation
Hoekema, Jim – Educational Technology, 1992
Compares two multimedia platforms, HyperCard and CD-I (Compact Disc-Interactive), in terms of their development and delivery capabilities and costs. Examples of products developed on each platform are described and sample screen displays are included. Future prospects for the two products are considered. (MES)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Reviews, Elementary Secondary Education, Multimedia Instruction
D'Ignazio, Fred – Electronic Learning, 1992
Discusses issues involved with buying and using multimedia authoring programs. Six programs are compared: (1) MediaText, (2) HyperCard, (3) LinkWay Live!, (4) AmigaVision, (5) Director, and (6) Multimedia Desktop. Highlights include the use of multimedia in education, sequential versus hierarchical organization, price, system requirements, digital…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware
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Pace, Larry A.; Kelley, Frances A. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2006
The authors discuss multimedia presentation software (MPS) solutions in the context of the growth of Internet-based courses. Representative solutions for creating multimedia course lectures at the desktop and enterprise levels are described and evaluated. The authors suggest criteria to assist in the selection, implementation, and administration…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Multimedia Instruction, Courseware, Internet
Abramson, Gertrude W., Ed. – HyperNexus, 1997
This document consists of one volume year (four quarterly issues) of the journal "HyperNexus," containing articles on hypermedia and multimedia use in education. Article topics include using hypermedia to teach telecommunications; Turtle View--a 3D geometry program; helping students design World Wide Web documents; highlights of the National…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware