Question

multemedia pacakages

Answer 1

A critical lesson about package development is how important it is to be very clear at the outset about every detail of the idea being developed in the package before it is handed over to the programmer for implementation.  This is because the programmer in most cases will have a limited understanding of the subject matter and may need clarity and guidance on learning outcomes envisaged from the design of the particular part of the package contents. Therefore, the programmer needs to be given explicit instructions about what is to be developed, how it will be presented to the audience and how it will help in student learning.  Therefore, the team members with subject matter expertise often spent hours with the programmer and associated staff explaining their ideas and coming up together with a design of the multi-media that will work and can be implemented in the package.  In some instances, the programmer was given a step-by-step written guidance about the content implementation through multimedia.  We learnt that this was particularly important in using the programmer's time and project resources effectively and thus maximising the chance of completing the project on time and within the allocated budget.