The results of a survey of school superintendents, principals, and supervisions on their opinion of multi-image as a tool for raising public support for school systems. (BD)

Describes a program that is integrating virtual reality with communications, animation, and visualization technologies to form a hybrid learning and training environment for medical education. (MKR)

Reviews several research studies conducted by one research group that used mixed research methods to explore the ways expert and novice scientists use material features of multiple representations to support their shared understanding and laboratory practices. Draws implications for the design and use of technology based systems that provide…

Identifies and summarizes instructional messages in the articles in this theme issue and also identifies central theoretical issues, focusing on: (1) external representations; (2) dual coding theory; and (3) the effects of animations on learning. (SLD)

Culture is becoming increasingly multimodal. The most effective form of intellectual and aesthetic development should embrace both production and reception across all contexts. The goal of media education should be the ability to make critical choices regarding multimedia. (Contains 16 references.) (SK)

Explores the role of visual communication and discusses its placement within journalism education. States that educators would do well to dissolve the arbitrary divisions that continue to obstruct a more integrated understanding of visual mass media. (MG)

Traditional lecture was presented to 23 high school students; lectures reinforced with multimedia were presented to 24 students. Achievement as measured by pretest and posttest was extremely close; class average for the traditional group was 71%, for the multimedia group 78%. (JOW)

Discusses multimedia and its use in classroom teaching. Describes integrated services digital networks (ISDN); video-on-demand, that uses streaming technology via the Internet; and computer-assisted instruction. (Contains 19 references.) (LRW)

Presents a cognitive theory of multimedia learning that draws on dual coding theory, cognitive load theory, and constructivist learning theory and derives some principles of instructional design for fostering multimedia learning. These include principles of multiple representation, contiguity, coherence, modality, and redundancy. (SLD)

Describes a multimedia toolkit for teaching palliative care in nursing, which contains modules on end-of-life topics: comfort, connections, ethics, grief, impact, and well-being. Other contents include myths, definitions, pre- and postassessments, teaching materials, case studies, learning activities, and resources. (SK)

Digital texts are not new. In 1991, a videodisc-based program called Windows on Science became the first state-adopted electronic textbook in the United States. It was an interactive, multimedia-based program that enhanced the classroom learning experience with video and audio. Unfortunately, technology changed rapidly and videodisc players went…

Interactive whiteboards (IWBs) have rapidly become an integral feature of many classrooms across the UK and elsewhere, but debate continues regarding the pedagogical implications of their use. This article reports on an in-depth case-study from the wider T-MEDIA project (Teacher Mediation of Subject Learning with ICT: a Multimedia Approach). A key…

In this study, the authors compared four multimedia learning arrangements differing in instructional approach on effectiveness and efficiency for learning: (a) hypermedia learning, (b) observational learning, (c) self-explanation-based learning, and (d) inquiry learning. The approaches all advocate learners' active attitude toward the learning…

The focus of this article is a mixed methods naturalistic research project investigating the relationship between learners' time working within multimedia cases and learners' outcomes. Research was conducted across multiple delivery contexts in four universities. Participants were undergraduate and graduate teacher education students completing…

The most pressing need in early childhood mathematics education in the United States is to improve early childhood teacher preparation. A Web-based video system, "Video Interactions for Teaching and Learning (VITAL)", is a novel and effective approach for teacher preparation integrated into early childhood mathematics education courses. With…