Course Details

Multimedia Training Program

Course description

Multimedia is the combined use of text, graphics, sound, animation, and video. A primary objective of this workshop is to teach participants how to develop multimedia programs. Another objective is to demonstrate how still images, sound, and video can be digitized on the computer. Participants in this workshop will create their own multimedia courses using HyperStudio on the Macintosh platform. HyperStudio is an authoring tool that allows you to develop an electronic stack of cards that contain buttons, graphics, and text. Issues concerning multimedia design and its use in education will be the focus of reading and class discussions throughout the course of the workshop.

Course outline

• Multimedia Overview
  • Definition
  • Applications and Design
  • Authoring (HyperStudio)
• Introduction to HyperStudio
  • The Metaphor
  • The Basics (Cards, Buttons, Text)
  • HyperStudio Resources
• Instructional Design
  • Objectives
  • Content (print, graphics, sounds, etc.)
  • Interaction
  • Assessment
  • Closure
• Screen Design
  • Metaphors and Themes
  • Colors and Backgrounds
  • Text (size, color, placement)
  • Navigation
  • Consistency
  • Transitions and Links
• Use of Sound
  • HyperStudio Sounds
  • Recording Your Own
• Internet Resources
  • Graphics
  • Integrating Web documents
• HyperStudio Tips and Tricks
  • Animation
  • Launching other applications and documents
  • Basic NBA's
• Multimedia Portfolios
  • Designing a template
  • Adding elements
  • Choosing materials (readings)
• Advanced Button Features
  • Hyperlinks
  • Drag-n-Drop
  • Advanced NBA's
  • Using Actions with other Objects
• Incorporating Digital Media
  • QuickTime Movies
  • Laserdisc and CD-ROM control
  • Scanning