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Summary: Hypocritical
Comment: This book does cover in-depth the different types and functions of multimedia in instructional design. The information is relevant and useful; however, it is poorly presented. It is cheaply printed, even the covers. The sheer amount of plain text and bulleted lists is mindnumbing. Some images are present, but many seem arbitrary and extraneous, serving no instructional purpose. Others would be more useful if they were of better quality and in color. In fact, only 10 images in the entire book are in color, and 5 of these are on the covers. One is the author's photo.
The book lacks any supplementary multimedia component in either CD-ROM or website form -- which is both strange and disappointing in a multimedia text, particularly one written for educators.
The book extolls the virtues of image quality, presentation, use of multimedia, etc... but it falls woefully short of following its own advice.
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Summary: An Essential Guide to Media Selection in Instructional Design
Comment: This is an essential guide for instructional designers considering adding mulitmedia to their course. This book introduces the different media categories, explains how each medium rlates to learning and describes how media can affect a learner's motivation. Media selection is an integral part of course design and requires careful and researched consideration. This book does all that for you. Further,the strengths and weaknesses of each medium are presented and the book also provides considerations on selecting media and on transferring materials into other formats.
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