Multimedia Track

Presentations
The 2004 multimedia track featured presentations by Theodore Stone of CVU and Cherisse Gardner, Manager of Instructional Design Services for the School of Undergraduate Studies, who demonstrated the range of multimedia usage, from low-threshold techniques that faculty can use to create their own multimedia, to high-end applications such as those created by Instructional Development for course modules. It was emphasized that several different modes of multimedia could be used to fulfill the same learning objective and that the focus should always be on the pedagogical content rather than on the technology alone. Selected faculty innovators showcased and discussed their use of low-threshold multimedia applications in their courses.

Small Group Activities
The Multimedia Workshop track of the Summer Faculty Leadership Institute was designed to acquaint participants with the various ways in which multimedia can be effectively integrated into courses so as to meet learning objectives and enhance student learning. During one section of the Multimedia Workshop, participants were divided into small groups to create a short presentation. Each group was given the same objective – to produce a persuasive presentation convincing Maryland community college students to complete their bachelor's degree with UMUC.

Within just a little over one hour, the groups, led by a facilitator, who took participants through each step of the process, utilized a case study as well as pre-selected presentation content from the UMUC Website to create a multimedia presentation. The small group presentations that were created using four different multimedia applications can be viewed by clicking each of the buttons on the main menu below.

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