Undergraduate - UnitEDF2805 - Multimedia in adult education: implementation and evaluation

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Clayton First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Michael Henderson

Synopsis

In this unit students will acquire skills in constructing multimedia artefacts such as images, audio and video, and understanding and practical skills in applying these artefacts into an educational resource. Throughout the unit students will have the opportunity to critically evaluate educational multimedia products and their role in education and training.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

design and develop an original multimedia resource which uses a range of technologies
evaluate educational multimedia packages and environment
select and use appropriate hardware and software for the creation of a variety of multimedia artefacts.

Assessment

All tasks negotiated but equivalent in total to 4000 words:
Multimedia evaluation report (1000 words, 20%)
Media rich project: design and development of an educational multimedia resource(3000 words equivalent, 80%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Michael Henderson

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

18 contact hours and 6 hours of online activity per semester

(b.) Additional requirements

10 hours of independent study per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Education - Adult learning