The Multimedia Essay or Designing is Thinking

References: Polin, L. (1991) Multimedia essay or design is thinking. Writing notes, 8 (4) 27-29

Background: The author explains young people from "unwilling" students to attractive and enthusiastic participants of the interactive multimedia project. A high school English literature teacher asked the students to divide them into 3 to 4 groups to create an interactive multimedia presentation of Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath". They can freely make their own meanings and purpose for this work.

Practice: When studying the two perspectives (similarities in today's society and the quest of the narrative era), students will divide the task by studying aspects of personal interest. Normally passive, lazy students beyond the room voluntarily "get the art". The next week, "Tom" arrived in the class with many art collections, and his jaw enthusiastically communicated the discovery of the art of depression. He continued to make his own melancholic style of art and tied his efforts to the work of the group. Through his interest in art, he was able to participate in literature and see it as "expression in another medium".

The authors point out that she is closely watching this process, and by writing interactive multimedia paper, "passive" learners "are fascinated by the power of their own knowledge production". She defines interactive multimedia as a concept of hybrid that combines hypertext and multimedia. Key elements are related to various connections and interactivity between different media (eg, intentionally including "reader" choice). She agrees with other research results "design thinking" and "When knowledge is related to purpose, it changes from static information to understanding of active applications". (P.28) Point out how multimedia essays work in a traditional way of writing. She shares many features and lists the following "National Official Guide on HyperCard Stack Design" (Apple Computer Inc., 1989).

The author explains the preferences of an open interactive hypertext environment and closed "canned" products using multimedia tools and encourages users to actively deepen their understanding. She explains MediaText as a simple and elegant tool that provides a transient experience for writers to explore creative multimedia presentation.

Linda G. Porin, professor of graduate education in education and psychology, Pepperdin University, 400 corporate points, Culver City, California 90230-7627. E-mail: lpolin@pepperdine.edu

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