| General Information |
| Pre-requisites & Requirements |
A variety of instructional methods will be used in this class. They include, but are not limited to:
Due to the nature of the content, this course requires advanced technical skills. Upon entering this course you should:
| This course is VERY labor intensive.
Therefore, each student is expected to spend 6-9 hours per week engaged
in online participation in class discussions, group activities, assignments,
and individual projects. There may be many times when you will need to
be able to troubleshoot complex problems on your own -- be prepared.
In accordance with NAU Ed. Tech. policy and in alignment with all ETC M. Ed. courses, no incomplete grades will be given for this course. Please make sure that you are aware of the last day for course withdraw and take advantage of that option if you have insurmountable difficulties. |
| Course Descriptions |
This course is designed to help you build upon your educational knowledge by developing skills as they relate to instructional multimedia design and multimedia instructional material development. This course emphasizes learning theories in terms of multimedia design, development and implementation in regard to quality Pre-K-12 learning. You will learn the basics of multimedia instructional design and will have opportunities to practice applying your knowledge through the development of multimedia instructional materials. Although you will be developing electronic multimedia, this course is not designed to teach you to be a software developer or webmaster. However, you will learn complex computer skills that will help you better understand and support your students' use of these concepts and tools to construct their own projects in a constructionist learning environment.
| Learning Goals & Outcomes |
The Goals of this course are for students to:
To determine if the course goals have been attained, students should be able to demonstrate the following outcomes:
| Course Materials |
Text and other Materials:
Required Materials
Required Reading:
There is no required textbook to purchase. There are several additional required readings, that will be made available from your instructor in PDF format. Click here if you need to download the free Adobe PDF Reader.
Required Software: You are also required to have a robust web authoring tool.
Recommended & Supported Choice
Dreamweaver MX, MX 2004, 8, or CS.
Part of the Studio MX Suite, Dreamweaver lets you work in a single environment to quickly create, build, and manage complex, interactive web sites and Internet applications. Although we are only going to be using Dreamweaver, you may want to purchase the entire Studio, which includes Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Free Hand, Cold Fusion Developer's Edition and others.
Educational pricing is available at the NAU Bookstore as well as through Macromedia.
You may also want to find out more about Educational Pricing from Macromedia.
NOTE: Students who are proficient with another complex or robust web authoring tool (i.e. Front Page) may use that software. However, you need to be aware that no technical support will be provided for applications other than Dreamweaver MX, MX 2004, or 8. Most importantly, class projects will require the same robust interactivity that can easily be developed using Dreamweaver.
Your educational institutions may have site licenses for Macromedia Studio. Check with your computer support technicians for the software available at your institutions. If your institutions have site licenses for Macromedia, you maybe able to get a copy of software for no cost or minimum cost.
There are several additional software to be used to complete course assignments and activities. These software can be downloaded for 30-day trial uses.
If you choose to use a different software application, you must first get an OK from your instructor.
Recommended Reference Text: (It is not required to purchase these books. Previous students have recommended that if one is less comfortable with their own technical skills, it is good to have a DreamWeaver book as reference. Books listed below are the same books. The differences are the different versions of DreamWeaver software. If you wish you can obtain a Macromedia Studio book for your references as well.)
- Sawyer McFarland, D.: Published by Pogue Press -- O'Reilly
- Dreamweaver : The Missing Manual ISBN: 0-596-00349-8,
- Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual ISBN: 0596006314, or
- Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual ISBN: 0596100566
Other Recommended Reference Readings:
Johnson-Eilola, J. (2002). Designing Effective Web Sites: A Concise Guide. Published by Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-618-07433-3
| Reading Resources |
| Delivery System |
Course will be delivered on WebCT Vista at http://vista.nau.edu, not WebCT Campus Edition (CE).
| Notes |
This is a course description not a final syllabus for the course.
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It is important for those interested in this class to consult their program advisor and the instructor before enrolling. If you have questions regarding this course, please e-mail the instructor, Chih-Hsiung Tu, Ph.D. at Chih.Tu@Nau.Edu or 928-523-0671.