Education

1. Multimedia Modules
Teaching and Learning Multimedia
Applications with Written Scripts
John Bowers, Director of Computing Services
Pam Gades, Instructional Technology Specialist
University of Minnesota, Morris
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2. “Creating Digital Media”
 A multimedia lab and workshop
 Learning about equipment, software, and
file types
 11 tasks (or modules)
 20 scripts at 20+ computers
 Roving assistance from trainers
 Outcomes useful to teachers

3. Why an open, scripted lab?
 Expose users to new devices and software
 Give them tools to learn at their own speed
 Individual sessions on each device would be
far more difficult

4. Multimedia lab video
QuickTime™ and a
H.263 decompressor
are needed to see this picture.

5. The Multimedia Lab is different
 Users help each
other!
 Users choose the
modules (and the
order)
 Assembling the
modules
Self-taught
Easy help is on hand

6. It’s convenient to manage
 Modules can be used in
various ways
 We can select modules to
present
 Easy to update
 Use it for K-12 teachers and
university faculty alike
UMM
Instructional
Technology
Institute
Education
Station Day

7. The Modules

8. Web Photo Album
 Scanning photos
to create JPG
images
 HP ScanJet
 Photoshop
 Stack of ready
photos
 Digital photo
album
 PowerPoint Plugin
for Web Photo
Album (WIN)
 ImageRodeo for
MacOS

9. Presentation to Movie
 Narrate prepared
PowerPoint
presentation
 Compress file
 Save as a movie
file for web site
 QuickTime Pro
 PowerPoint
 Microphone
 Headphones

10. Pictorial seating chart
 Olympus digital
cameras
 D-430R and C-2100
 Photoshop
 Microsoft Word table

11. Presentation with MP3 Music
 iTunes
 Browser
 Search Engine
 Downloaded and
converted MP3
files
 Music inserted
into PowerPoint
 CD-ROM
 Headphones

12. Animation
 GifBuilder
 AppleWorks
 Browser
 Prepared
samples that the
users edit

13. Desktop video conferencing
 NetMeeting over the campus
network
 QuickCam and Logitech
webcams
 Headphones, headset
microphone
 Two users do the module
together
 Edit a shared Word document
 Shared whiteboard

14. Graphics tablet
 Wacom tablet with
pen tool
 Photoshop
 Photo of themselves
 Create an artistic
border

15. Video clip
 Canon digital
camcorder
 Tripod
 Connections
 DV Tape
 iMovie
Creating a Video Clip

16. Finishing touches
 Web Page
 Prepared HTML document
 Incorporates files created in
modules
 CD Burning
 A working HTML page with links to
the digital media they created
 CD includes the written scripts

17. Experiences

18. Setting up a multimedia lab
 Schedule the workshop
(6 hours)
 Choose and invite participants
 Set up devices and software
 Update and test all scripts
 File storage -- set up the
accounts

19. Running the workshop
 Introductory instructions
 Instructors and helpers to walk
around
 Cups for questions
 Scripts
 Encouragement for users
 Resolving problems

20. What’s confusing for users?
 Multiple open windows at once
 File naming and where to save
 Going from one operating system to
another
 Logging in and logging out from network
file server
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21. Users’ positive feedback
 High level of satisfaction from users
who spend the whole six hours
 Users ask for more detailed workshops
in their areas of interest
 A dynamic and exciting experience!
 Hold this again and I'll tell all my
friends!

22. It is a fun event!