Discusses the use of video in distance education. Topics include incorporating digital video in teaching and learning; the Open Video Project, an on-going effort to develop an open source digital video library, including search and browse capabilities, design and development directions, and the use of metadata; and capabilities that digital video…

Describes hypermedia and its potential uses in learning and teaching. Highlights include storage and manipulation of information; levels of learner control; the roles of teachers and learners and the interactions between them; theoretical and technical problems; instructional difficulties; and evaluation principles for hypermedia. (LRW)