1. (A)MULTIMEDIA LEARNING PROCESSI hear and I forget.I see and I believe.I do and I understand. ConfuciusMultimedia, is the combination of various digitalmedia types such as text,images, audio and video, into an integratedmulti-sensory interactive application orpresentation to convey information to anaudience.

2. The teacher uses multimedia to modify thecontents of the material. It willhelp the teacher to represent in a moremeaningful way, using different mediaelements. These media elements can beconverted into digital form, modified andcustomized for the final presentation. Byincorporating digital media elements intothe project, the students are able to learn bettersince they use multiple sensorymodalities, which would make them moremotivated to pay more attention to theinformation presented and retain theinformation better. 3. Creating multimedia projects is both challenging and exciting. Fortunately,there are many multimedia technologies that are available for developers to createthese innovative and interactive multimedia applications (Vaughan, 1998). Thesetechologies include Adobe Photoshop and Premier to create edit graphics and videofiles respectively, SoundForge and 3D Studio Max to create and/or edit sound andanimation files, respectively. 4. Another advantage of creating multimediaprojects in the classroom setting isthat when students create multimediaprojects, they tend to do this in a groupenvironment. By working in a group, thestudents would have to learn to workcooperatively and collaboratively, using theirgroup skills and a variety of activities toaccomplish the projects overall objectives. 5. Chart 2 - TRADITIONAL METHOD A ONE WAY FLOW TEACHESTUDEN R TS 6. TEACHERSTUDENTMULTIMEDIA 7. ToolsMETHODSEXAMPLESMETAPHORSMspowerpoint,Easy to prepareSLIDE BASEDAstoundand itGraphics and can be preparedFlash SlidewithShow Softwaremany of the popular multimedia elements like graphs, sound and video.Macromedia,Presentation isICON BASEDFlashcreated usingAuthorware, BPPicons toIrepresent differentLearn and I Pass media elements and placed in a flowline. 8. Windows Movie Presentation is MOVIEMaker,created using BASEDWinampp,moviemakingMacromediaconcepts ofDirectorcasts, sounds,pictures andscoresAdobe Acrobat Easy to prepare BOOK BASEDReaderandwith worddocumentsif u have AcrobatReader 5 withmanypopularmultimediaelements likegraphssound and charts 9. (1) MIND MAPMind maps were developed in the late 60s by TonyBuzan as a way of helpingstudents make notes that used only key words andimages, but mind map can be usedby teachers to explain concepts in an innovativeway. They are much quicker to makeand much easier to remember and review becauseof their visual quality. The nonlinearnature of mind maps makes it easy to link and cross-reference differentelements of the map. 10. Mind Maps are also very quick to review, asit is easy to refresh informationin your mind just by glancing once. MindMaps can also be effective mnemonicsandremembering their shape and structure canprovide the cues necessary to rememberthe information within it. They engage muchmore of the brain in the process ofassimilating and connecting facts thanconventional notes. 11. The key notion behind mind mapping is thatwe learn and remember moreeffectively by using the full range of visualand sensory tools at our disposal. Pictures,music, color, even touch and smell play apart in our learning armory will help torecollect information for long time. The key isto build up mind maps that make themost of these things building on our own 12. Thiswould bring very high impact on theminds of the students about a concept Creates clear understanding PowerPoint can be used widely. Innovative thinking improves 13. Humor strengthens the relationship between studentand teacher, reducesstress, makes a course more interesting and ifrelevant to the subject, may evenenhance recall of the material. Humor has the abilityto relax people, reduce tension,and thereby create an atmosphere conducive forlearning and communication.Numerous studies in the field of advertising havenoted that humor is the mosteffective tool for enhancing recall of advertisements 14. This approach attempts to explain the application part of a particular conceptfirst. The teacher should explain the application of a particular concept first andexplain the effects of such applications. For example in management subject -motivation is explained in a manner that the organization get extensive benefits out ofusing some techniques like promotions and awards. So here the use of promotion isexplained first and later students would get interest in knowing what are promotionsand awards. 15. The teacher starts explaining what ispromotion and explains whatmotivation theory in management is.Anotherexample we can try is that in accountingthe Income statement and Balance Sheetcan be explained first and later drawingtheirattention to double entry system of bookkeeping. 16. Strengths Makes a particular concept clearStudents develop interest to know exactly theconcept.Creates long lasting memory/correlation of aconcept.WeaknessesTake quite long time for a teacher to introduce aconceptInitial difficulty in understanding a particularconcept will beencountered. 17. Source: vision learningZ A approach is explained in the followingtwo charts. In the first chart aman drops cannonball and lead weight fromthe top of the building. Hypothesis forthis experiment is both the object will fall atthe same rateIn the second chart the cannon ball and leadweight have reached the ground. 18. The above chart explains the application of thatGallileos theorm. Here theteacher explains how two objects reach the ground ifthey are put from a particulardistance from ground level. Traditional way ofteaching method will be explainingthe theorem first and followed by its application. Butthis Z-A approach goes oppositein a manner that the proof or application is explainedfirst and later the theory. Then itis explained that this the concept developed byGalileo. The above example of towerdepicts a (possibly mythical) experiment in whichGalileo dropped two objects fromthe leaning tower of pisa to demonstrate theircomparable rate of descent. 19. Here the teacher is not supposed to talk on a particular concept for a quitelong time. But to make it clear to the students he can just go on saying mnemonics orits associated meaning in words. Here he goes on saying only words instead ofsentence, and once they come to a basic understanding of the meaning of a particularconcept then the teacher will explain in sentences. For example in teaching languagecourses this technique can be used as an effective medium by the teacher to developword power. 20. Dictionary must be used widely Word power increases Teacher also gets to know many wordspertaining to a particular concept. 21. Role playing and scenario analysis is mostly used in organizations that try toanalyze a problem pertaining to the organization, and this is also used in managementinstitutions. But the similar kind of practice can be tried in other specialization toolike science and engineering. Science and engineering courses have practical but insupport of those practical if students are given a scenario and other options to solve aparticular issue, then the students are exposed to decision making in a givenenvironment.