Title :
Thoughts on Application of Multimedia in Education
Author :
Jiao, Xuhua ; Chen, Cheng
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Literature, Journalism & Commun., Shandong Univ. of Technol., Zibo, China
Abstract :
Introduction of information technology in teaching and learning becomes more and more popular and is one of the major concerns of education reforms nowadays. This paper focuses on the application of multimedia in education, analyzes the definition of multimedia and the benefits it brings in learning and instruction, examines the paradigm shift in teaching and learning owing to application of multimedia, addresses the multimedia tools and online technologies, then examines the specific designing using multimedia. At last authors note that multimedia by itself does not assure a good learning environment, it should be designed and monitored properly.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; multimedia computing; teaching; education reforms; information technology; learning material; multimedia application; multimedia tools; online technologies; teaching material; Education; Media; Multimedia communication; Multimedia databases; Streaming media; education; instructioinal design; multimedia; paradigm shift;
Conference_Titel :
Future Computer Science and Education (ICFCSE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Xi´an
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1562-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICFCSE.2011.148
