Looks at the ways in which computer networks are changing health care and nursing education. Discusses the increasing importance of Internet-based education, widely distributed interactive multimedia learning, and information management skills. (SK)

Provides a qualitative content analysis of photographs of the hallway displays in three elementary schools. Notes that the forms and functions of things displayed on hallway walls reveal much about school culture, what is valued, and what educational tools are and are not being used. Suggests how educators can use hallway display areas to support…

Finding effective ways to teach students to use and apply technology in their coursework and field placements can be a challenge for counselor educators. The use of online assignments in counselor education courses has been one way to teach and model the use of such technology for counselors in training. (Contains 14 references.) (GCP)

Six software products are reviewed including multimedia packages for history/geography and science. Other products include a coloring program, riddle-maker, word puzzle generator, a lesson on counting money, and a math game equipped with animation and sound effects. (IAH)

Addresses common questions regarding the use of technology in the classroom, highlights some of the technologies currently being used in classrooms, clarifies some associated terms, and provides some suggestions on how to get started. (SR)

Some San Diego teachers created the Montgomery Media Institute to tap the varied talents of young people attending area high schools and junior high schools. Featuring courses in video programming and production, photography, and journalism, this program engages students' interest while introducing them to fields with current employment…

Discusses computer multimedia programs and their use as a teaching tool. They allow students to see, hear, and use the content learned. Describes how computer multimedia can be used in the classroom and challenges teachers to retool their computers for this innovation. (JOW)

Potential problems in transferring technology from an idea to a product used by an organization occur in the areas of sponsorship, organization, and timing. Strategies for overcoming barriers include cultivating support, planning, education, cost-benefit analysis, understanding organizational structure, facilitating change, being sensitive to the…

Discusses design, technology, human, vendor, and cost factors to be considered in choosing a multimedia instruction system for widespread adoption. A checklist of criteria in these areas is included. (MES)

Begins by discussing what interactive multimedia (IMM) is, why it is used, and how it should be evaluated. A pragmatic approach to evaluation is advocated, and a framework for formative evaluation is proposed, which focuses on formative experimentation. The educational goals of IMM technology and methods of formative experimentation are detailed.…

Presents results of five tests examining usability and instructional capabilities of hypermedia and multimedia. Demonstrates that most students (mechanical and manufacturing engineering majors) learn less easily in a hypermedia/hypertext environment than in a linear digital environment. (SR)

Five key changes have taken place in distance education: (1) shift from multimedia-based to online education; (2) shift from transmission to constructivist models; (3) growing acceptance and expansion of distance education; (4) distance methods adapted across education; and (5) evolution from modernist/bureaucratic forms to postmodern, focusing on…

Discussion of multimedia instructional materials focuses on the development of KARMA (Knowledge Acquisition Reference Multimedia Aid) to help students learn about the expert system, development process. Highlights include knowledge acquisition in expert systems development, interviewing methods to obtain experts' knowledge, models and examples,…

Describes how students at Lumberton, North Carolina, High School have taken advantage of the offerings of the Virtual High School (a growing consortium of 30 schools) in which course content is offered through the Internet, teacher-designed labs, and multimedia. Notes that time, distance, funding, or teaching staff no longer restrict student…

Describes the use of interactive whiteboards, a new type of instructional presentation technology that allows users to control computer applications from the board. Highlights include vendors; multimedia online instruction; rear-projection models; examples of classroom uses; contests and opportunities for schools to obtain interactive whiteboards;…