This paper reports on an ongoing project at the University of Lethbridge (Alberta) to implement an interactive online multimedia World Wide Web site for communicating research and development results. The value of multimedia for activating rich knowledge structures is documented in the literature. However, using multimedia as a communication device for publishing research has been largely unexplored. A research and development project into online distributive education is used as an example of how this can be implemented. A multimedia portrayal table is included that provides links to data about the online course experience (e.g., tools used, student e-mail comments, student video interviews, and instructor interviews). (Contains 21 references.) (MES)