Interactive Multimedia Technologies in Online Teaching

SACS Best Practices
Quality:  Online programs of study should result in “collegiate level learning outcomes appropriate to the . . . degree or certificate awarded”

SACS Best Practices
Diversity:  Curriculum and instruction decisions should “focus on learning outcomes for an increasingly diverse student population”

Focus
Incorporating interactive multimedia technologies into online instruction
Creates a challenging educational experience
Accommodates a variety of student learning strategies

Multimedia Instructional Technologies
Real Media instructional videos (classroom lectures, films, documentaries)
Real Media audio (lectures, poetry, music)
Digitized artwork/graphics

Interactive Instructional Technologies
PowerPoint Presentations
Internet Websites
E-texts
Chat Rooms and Discussion Boards

Advantages
Enriches and diversifies methods of online instruction
Accommodates various student learning strategies
Promotes increased student interaction

Advantages
Encourages interdisciplinary approach
Emphasizes relevance to contemporary culture
Empowers students in a multimedia culture