The popular press has latched onto the use of multimedia in education, issue after issue present wonderful color images of multimedia based education and training packages. This panel will attempt to question the issues beyond the hype - is multimedia an appropriate atmosphere in which to offer educational experiences or does it reinforce the 30 second sound byte mentality, what is it about multimedia that makes it a tool for all learners or is it a superficial educational environment? Is it just for kids or will all learners benefit from using multimedia? These and other questions will be addressed by this lively panel of theorists and practitioners.
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