Year: 1996
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Many interactive multimedia programs today are designed as self contained learning packages which visualise the learners as individuals, working independently and privately.In this scenario, teachers are essentially redundant to the learning process, relegated to the role of 'course managers'.However, research derived from new learning theory is clearly showing that multimedia has brought us no closer to the 'goodbye teacher' syndrome exemplified by Keller in his famous article on individualised instruction in 1968.The role of the teacher is fundamental to the effective use of interactive multimedia.This paper will examine the design of interactive multimedia from the perspective of situated learning, and discuss the critical characteristics that are present in learning environments designed using this theory The role of the teacher, and the importance of allowing for collaboration between teachers and learners will be discussed The paper will argue that even the best interactive multimedia programs can be used ineffectively without thought to appropriate conditions of implementation in the classroom. Goodbye teacherKeller's ironically titled paper of 1968, 'Goodbye teacher...' directly addressed the concerns of educators of the time, who were apprehensive about the changing role of the teacher with the introduction of teaching machines and individualised instruction.There was widespread concern that the teacher would be a casualty of the new technologies and approaches (Keller, 1968).Recent years have seen a rapid increase in the level and scope of multimedia materials being used for instructional purposes in universities and schools.While computers have been used to support instruction and training for many years, it was not until the multimedia capability arrived that university teaching started to take an active interest in using computer based technologies in support of program delivery.Today, there are few universities in Australia where there is not an established support unit that actively promotes the use of multimedia and interactive technologies as a means to improve teaching and learning.
Authors: Jan Herrington, Ron Oliver
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1955844049