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Tuesday, June 5th at 9:30 am
Brilliant Ideas Making a Difference in Teaching and Learning

Designing Interactive Learning for Visually-Hungry Learners
Prof. Curis J. Bonk

Like it or not, fast networks, digital video, and net generation learners are raising the stakes for visually stimulating, interactive online learning environments. With the explosion of new audio and video e-learning technologies, students are demanding more, universities are providing more, and instructors and tutors are being asked to do more. But what are the actual benefits? What does cognitive research show about learning from multimedia? Is learning enhanced or reduced with the addition of visual, audio and animated elements? How can we build visually rich interactive learning in a cost effective way? This session will lay out a multitude of options for interactive multimedia learning. Participants will find new ways to add visually-rich learning experiences to your courses to engage and edify the next generation of "digital natives."