Investigates the limitations of the "development to delivery time ratio" in measuring multimedia courseware development productivity. Discusses problems and defines and evaluates a metrics framework for measurement; the framework is used to evaluate the weaknesses of using any metrics based on the measurement of learner time. (AEF)

Presents an account of a self-access language-teaching scheme operated at the University of Bologna (Italy) that was developed to teach English to university students by building a self-access environment available over a computer network. Discusses courseware, test generator, multimedia workstations, student use of laboratories, and future…