Discusses the advantages of color coding in interactive multimedia materials. Highlights include elements of visual design; interactive information flow; characteristics of color; the visual process; display dynamics; and recommendations to enhance the information flow through the use of color in visual displays. (30 references) (LRW)

Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) are becoming increasingly popular in online education environments and have multiple pedagogical advantages over more traditional approaches to education. VLEs include 3D worlds where students can engage in simulated learning activities such as Second Life. According to Claudia L'Amoreaux at Linden Lab, "at…

The kids in today's classrooms spend lots of time playing video games, surfing the net, listening to iPods, and text messaging on cell phones. Known as Digital Kids and the Net Generation, they have grown up surrounded by digital media of all types (Tapscott 1999). Because they are already knowledgeable, why not use digital technologies to capture…

Blogs, which began as a way to easily post one's thoughts online in print, have evolved to include multimedia capabilities. A blog is not limited to text--audio and video can be incorporated. A video blog (commonly called a vlog) is a blog that uses video in its posts. People who create vlogs are vloggers, and the worldwide community of vlogs and…

Describes the VA National Quality Scholars Fellowship's decision to use interactive video (IV) as its primary medium for delivering the curriculum to its six sites around the nation. Describes how this disruption to the education system helped to fashion an adaptable learning environment. (EV)

Introduces two articles which describe an interactive video conference between North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Scandinavia as part of the International Council for Educational Media (ICEM) 1992 conference. (EAM)

Explains videodisc technology and its uses in education. Topics addressed include formats of videodiscs, including CAV discs (constant angular velocity) and CLV discs (constant linear velocity); the three industry-standard levels of interactivity; bar codes; bar-code readers; and finding information on a videodisc. (LRW)

This paper addresses both the need and benefit of using technology in our K-12 and higher education settings. It also provides suggestions and samples for application of modern technology in schools. Teachers will be challenged to advance their lessons using technology that students are already familiar with and using in their personal lives.…

An examination of the current state of the art of podcasting, with a focus on video podcasting. Included are a review of the history and technical aspects of podcasting and an overview of current educational applications of podcasting. A detailed description of an experiment conducted in creating and distributing video podcast episodes is…

The most commonly used and discussed videoconferencing mode for teaching languages from a distance is two-way simultaneous, or point-to-point, videoconferencing. Applications of multipoint videoconferencing to language classes, however, are not very common. This article aims to fill that gap by presenting the technical and pedagogical dimensions…

Summarizes the presentations at the 1987 Nebraska Interactive Videodisc Symposium, which covered such topics as educational applications of interactive video and business aspects of interactive video technology. Winners of the 1987 Nebraska Interactive Videodisc Awards are listed. (MES)

Describes digital video interactive (DVI), a new technology which combines the interactivity of the graphics capabilities in personal computers with the realism of high-quality motion video and multitrack audio in an all-digital integrated system. (MES)

Five articles describe the following microcomputer-based interactive video authoring aids: (1) IBM's Learning System/1; (2) Video Nova Authoring System; (3) IMSATT Corporation's expert-based authoring system; (4) the System for Authoring Microtraining (SAM); and (5) Omnicom's Content Expert Interviewer and Interactive Design and Authoring System.…

Describes AT&T's (American Telephone and Telegraph Company) Network Operations and Engineering Training (NOET) program. Each utilizes state-of-the-art production techniques in broadcasts via satellite to ensure that more technicians receive training while reducing the average cost per student. Student interactivity is emphasized for successful…

Explores the potential for using Intelligent Educational Systems (IES) for anchoring instruction in macro contexts in science education. Topics include anchored instruction; situated cognition; problem solving; cognitivism; interactive video environments; and examples of combining IES and anchored instruction. (LRW)