The research titled "Maximizing the Benefits of ICT/Multimedia in the South Pacific: Cultural Pedagogy and Usability Factors" was started to determine how Educational ICT/Multimedia in Fiji can be developed so as to be responsive to the particular needs of the region, and to apply these findings to produce a model Educational Multimedia project such as an interactive CD-ROM or website.
The report concludes in a nutshell, there is a need for educational multimedia to utilize vernacular languages, examples and metaphors, and to provide avenues for further customization by staff and students. It also states that we must not assume group-oriented learning activities are the best solution for all students. Nevertheless it suggests that individual multimedia activities can be designed to take advantage of the beneficial aspects of group learning by providing multiple perspectives, as well as a degree of "e-anonymity" (such as email or virtual peers) to encourage questions from reticent students more comfortable with indirect modes of questioning. Educational multimedia developers must also create complements to the long texts that dominate most students' learning materials, providing information in a variety of more concise, visual formats, as well as audio voice-overs.
Read the full report here.
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