Multimedia Modules

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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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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

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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

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Multimedia lab video
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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

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Its convenient to manage
UMM Instructional Technology Institute

• 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

Education Station Day
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The Modules
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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

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Presentation to Movie

• Narrate prepared PowerPoint presentation
• Compress file
• Save as a movie file for web site

• QuickTime Pro
• PowerPoint
• Microphone
• Headphones

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Pictorial seating chart

• Olympus digital cameras
• D-430R and C-2100
• Photoshop
• Microsoft Word table

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Presentation with MP3 Music

• Search Engine
• Downloaded and converted MP3 files
• Music inserted into PowerPoint
• CD-ROM
• Headphones

• iTunes
• Browser

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Animation

• GifBuilder
• AppleWorks
• Browser

• Prepared samples that the users edit

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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

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Graphics tablet

• Wacom tablet with pen tool
• Photoshop
• Photo of themselves
• Create an artistic border

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Video clip

• Canon digital camcorder
• Tripod
• Connections
• DV Tape
• iMovie

Creating a Video Clip
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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

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Experiences
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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

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Running the workshop

• Introductory instructions
• Instructors and helpers to walk around
• Cups for questions
• Scripts
• Encouragement for users
• Resolving problems

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Whats 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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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!

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It is a fun event!