Multimedia Education

Essay # 23009

Computer and Technology > Internet
Computer and Technology > Technology
Education > Teaching Methods

An analysis of educating the masses through the use of television, the Internet and CD ROM.

1,934 words () | 3 sources | MLA | 2002 | Canada

Published on: Dec 04, 2003

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the role that information technologies are playing and will continue to play in the area of education. This paper explains the ways that these forms of mass media are being applied in education to make it a more accessible, more effective, and more efficient. The paper illustrates that these forms of media hold a great deal of potential, and will become more and more important to education. The paper describes how multimedia teaching strategies allow for people to become educated and trained, who in the past would not have been given such an opportunity.

From the Paper:

"The first mass media form that will be examined for its impact on education will be the Internet. Atkinson College at York University now offers a flexible program that people can take to get their university degree. A person does not even need to go to the actual university at all - they can take all of their classes over the Internet, as well as submit their assignments and exams over E-mail. Other universities are doing similar things, and the result is the appearance of a new educational institution - the electronic university. The electronic classroom is not restricted to one place, but can be accessed from anywhere. People don't need to leave their homes or stop working in order to get a degree. Atkinson College encourages people who think that they are unable to attend university to try and take classes with them."