The use of multimedia applications in university education: a teaching experience

Abstract

In this climate of change in university education, the improvement of teaching practice is an issue that cannot be deferred, responding, as it does, to the requirements of society, to regulations, and to the appearance of new student profiles. In response to this demand we are conducting a line of research which focuses on the introduction of Information & Communication Technologies into Production & Operations Management training. In this paper we give an account of a teaching experience which included the development of a self-learning multimedia application. In-classroom trial use of the application has provided results that illustrate how the tool impacted on students’ interest and motivation, amongst other issues.