With funding and technical assistance from the Government of France, the SEAMEO Secretariat organised for its personnel a Training Course on the Development of Educational Modules Using Multimedia and CD-ROM. Facilitated by four experts from France, one observer from the ASIAN Institute of Technology, Bangkok, and 14 representatives from SEAMEO Centres participated in this course. The course took place at the SEAMEO Secretariat Office in Bangkok, from 4-15 December 1995.

With funding and technical assistance from the Government of France 1998, the SEAMEO Secretariat organised a second course, which accommodated twenty-six SEAMEO Centres staff and lecturers from local institutes.

Course title : Training Course on Development of Educational Modules Using Multimedia and CD-ROM for SEAMEO Personnel, 26 October – 6 November 1998

Organized by : SEAMEO Secretariat with funding and technical assistance from the Government of France

Venue : Boromrajonani College of  Nursing, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok,  Thailand.

• integrating multimedia software and hardware tools in creating animation, graphics, text, video and sound for multimedia educational modules;and  
• developing a CD-ROM application.

Resource Persons    

Four experts from France facilitate the training course:

Mr Bernard Lachambre
Lycee Viette, 1 rue Donzelot 25200 Montbeliard
Tel:  33 3 81 98 19 68 Fax: 33 3 81 90 27 63

Mr Christian Tissier
IUFM Montijoux Avenue de Montijoux 25000 Besancon
Tel:  33 3 81 65 70 57 Fax:  33 3 81 50 73 95

1.  Overview of multimedia technology

An introduction to the background of multimedia, where it is being used today, and why it is important to understand and know how to use this technology.

2.  Technical fundamentals of multimedia technology

Explanation of the complex world of multimedia including topics such as CD-ROM drives, sound principles, MIDI, video recording and capture, compression and editing.

3.  Understanding PC multimedia hardware

Description of the hardware items used to enhance and add to a system’s multimedia capabilities.

4.  Understanding PC multimedia software

Description of the software used with multimedia applications.

5.  Case study

The methodologies used in France in the development of CD-ROM.

6.  Creating interactive multimedia educational modules

A methodology used in creating multimedia educational modules, from the planning and production stages of picking the right hardware and software to the designing and delivering stages of the finished product.

Hands-on experience in integrating the tools of multimedia software and hardware in creating animation, graphics, text, video and sound for multimedia modules.

7.  CD-ROM development process

Focusing on the development process of CD-ROM applications. Topics will include the creative process of CD-ROM development, CD-ROM authorization applications and CD-ROM Pre-Mastering software and pressing.

Hands-on experience in the preparation of interactive CD-ROM material and the pressing of a CD-ROM.

8.  Methodologies in the development of a hypermedia document

Preparation of a hypermedia document with the integration of sound, video, animation and graphics.

9.  Integrating multimedia capabilities on databases

Integrating sound, video, animation and graphics into the database medium.

10. Development of a CD-ROM project     

Development of interactive CD-ROM applications (instructional modules, hypermedia, databases) in different areas of specialisation at the SEAMEO Centres.  The following demonstration projects were developed by the participants during the second training.

Final Report of the Training Course

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