This collection of articles exploring multimedia in education was compiled from presentations at an invitational conference on Multimedia in Education. Following an introduction by Sueann Ambron ("New Visions of Reality: Multimedia and Education"), articles are grouped under six headings: (1) Computer Science and Engineering: "The Augmentation System Framework" (Doug Engelbart with Kristina Hooper); "Issues in Designing a Hypermedia Document System: The Intermedia Case Study" (Nicole Yankelovich, Karen Smith, L. Nancy Garrett, and Norman Meyrowitz); "As We May Learn" (Stephen A. Weyer); and "NoteCards: A Multimedia Idea Processing Environment" (Frank G. Halasz); (2) Education: "The Shakespeare Project" (Larry Friedlander); "Cicero" (Bernard Frischer); and "Grapevine--An Excursion into Steinbeck Country" (Robert Campbell and Patricia Hanlon); (3) Television: "The Voyage of the MIMI" (Sam Gibbon with Kristina Hooper); and "Beyond Einstein--A Case Study in Interactive Television" (Thomas Anderson); (4) Publishers: "Multimedia Technology--An Encyclopedia Publisher's Perspective" (Peter Cook); and "Geography, Images, and Technology" (George Peterson); (5) Images and Interactivity: "Multimedia Technology Is for Casual, Everyday Use" (Steve Gano); "Stand By for Fun--Experience and Interaction" (Douglas Crockford); and "The Microsoft Multimedia Encyclopedia" (Suzanne Ropiequet); and (6) Thought Pieces: "Assuming That..." (Anne Nicol); "A Layered Theory of Design for Optical Disc Software" (Mike Liebhold); "Links or Stories--A Compromise" (Bernard Frischer); "Getting a Boost from the Real World" (Ted Kaehler); "Authoring with Hypermedia" (Carol Kaehler); and "Navigation in Large Knowledge Spaces" (Stephen A. Weyer). A summary by Kristina Hooper concludes the proceedings. The text is supplemented by figures and illustrations, and some of the articles include references. (EW)