A decade of change @ CSU 1999 – 2009

Abstract

This poster depicts the progression of multimedia learning resource development and related systems at Charles Sturt University (CSU) over the last 10 years from ad hoc audio and visual production to mainstreamed digital multimedia development. In 2000 the Centre for Enhancing Learning and Teaching (CELT) established three campus-based Learning Media Laboratories. These are staffed by educational designers/technologists who assist staff with the development of innovative multimedia resources (largely through CDs) to enhance their teaching and to supplement their print based subject resources. As the demand for the affordances of the medium increased, the individual ‘boutique’ production of multimedia became unsustainable and the university moved to a mainstreamed and centrally supported process for multimedia development. The multimedia development process is designed to be responsive to the changing needs of staff and students in an ever changing landscape of educational technology. With an increased focus on blended learning, and following the university-wide implementation in 2008 of an open source learning management system, CSU Interact, further changes in demand for support of multimedia development are anticipated.