Interactive multimedia PBL: Design, development and evaluation

Despite support through policy and resource provision, information and communications technologies (ICTs) have made limited impact on the practice of education. Self-efficacy beliefs about teaching with computers have been identified as a source of influence on teachers use of ICTs for teaching. Interactive multimedia using a problem-based learning design (IMM-PBL) was designed and developed using content relevant to the integration of ICTs into teaching. The materials were evaluated in use with a group of final year pre-service teachers in a Queensland university. Participants reported that the materials were engaging and assisted their learning about integrating computers in their teaching. A statistically significant increase in self-efficacy for teaching with computers was found for users who had initially low self-efficacy for teaching with computers. The principles proposed for IMM-PBL design were found to offer a practical basis for the development of effective learning materials. With further development, IMM-PBL promises to be a powerful and flexible approach to supporting learning for teachers and other professionals.

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Peter Albion is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Southern Queensland. He teaches and researches in areas related to online learning and the integration of ICT in teacher education. Prior to joining USQ he was a teacher and principal in secondary schools for 17 years.