The purpose of this multimedia application survey is to make you aware of the tremendous growth and development of multimedia throughout business, education, government, industry, and entertainment. The applications are illustrated with full-color pictures to give you an idea of what they are like. Online activities link to demonstrations of many of these applications at the Multilit Web Site.
Chapters 3 through 9 of the Multimedia Literacy textbook survey the applications covered by this module. Chapter 3 reviews applications of multimedia in business and industry. Chapter 4 surveys educational applications. Chapter 5 is an enjoyable chapter that covers entertainment. Chapter 6 reviews government and political uses of multimedia, which is becoming increasingly important in campaigning. Chapter 7 introduces medical and nursing applications, and Chapter 8 covers encyclopedic resources that cross many disciplines. Chapter 9 concludes the module by surveying the application development packages that you can use to create these kinds of materials.
This module consists of seven units of instruction containing online activities that bring the application survey to life. Follow the links below to study the unit of your choice:
| Unit 2-1 | Business and Industry, explains how multimedia is transforming business and industry into a global economy. |
| Unit 2-2 | Education, describes how multimedia computers provide a powerful environment for achieving the goals of the cognitive movement in education. |
| Unit 2-3 | Entertainment, demonstrates how multimedia is transforming the entertainment industry by moving from passive to interactive art forms. |
| Unit 2-4 | Government and Politics, reflects on issues related to the use of multimedia in local, regional, and national governments. |
| Unit 2-5 | Medicine and Nursing, surveys applications that promise to provide you with better diagnosis when you get sick, more-efficient treatment, and life skills to keep you healthy. |
| Unit 2-6 | Encyclopedic Resources, which you can use to find out about applications in virtually any field or discipline. |
| Unit 2-7 | Application Development Packages, with which authors develop the kinds of applications that are surveyed in this module. |
