Dr. Eide

Dr. Kathleen Eide explains how MediaWorks was selected as the multimedia authoring tool to be used at Flagler College.

“In the late ‘90s, I attended an educational technology conference in Seattle. My main priority was to find a multimedia software program that was integrated for audio, video, drawing and pictures, text, and branched development and design. I found only a few that met those requirements, but the last requirement that the program had to be available for both Mac’s and PC’s narrowed the choice down to two. I purchased copies of the two programs, one of which was MediaWorks (formerly called MovieWorks Deluxe), and spent many hours comparing the final choices. The decision was made when my 7 year old granddaughter started “playing” in MediaWorks. She had no trouble creating scenes in very little time and especially loved the included sound program. My thoughts were here is a program that is inexpensive, requires little time to learn, and will meet the needs of a typical classroom for both teachers and students!”

Dr. Eide continues, “I believe that multimedia has and will continue to change teaching and learning. The techniques and tools of the teachers of the future must include multimedia if they are to meet the demands of the next generation of learners who are being exposed to technology at younger and younger ages. I have seen some amazing MediaWorks’ created presentations over the last 8 years. The creativity often astounds me! The animations, color, music, theatrical voices, and the movie clips the students used produce high quality presentations with excellent content and entertainment for learning!”

Dr. Davis

Dr. Sandy Davis, Associate Profession of Education at Flager elaborates on her experience with MediaWorks.

“The interactive MediaWorks’ projects created by the Flagler College students in Dr. Kathleen Eide’s Instructional Design class intrigued and inspired me to the extent that this semester I signed up to take the course myself. Going through school in the typewriter era, I was at first a bit nervous at the fast-pace of the class; however, have pleasantly found the software to be straightforward. As a college professor, former elementary school teacher and artist, I see so many ways to use MediaWorks in both my professional and personal life. This multimedia authoring tool is highly addictive and promotes creative and artistic energy and excitement about learning. When I leave the office at 5:00, I head home with my jump drive in hand to continue work on my multimedia project which when complete will be a fabulous tool for me to use in one of the methods courses I am teaching. Once I have fulfilled the requirements for the Instructional Design class, I plan to explore the program to create podcasts and presentations for the college courses I teach, an interactive professional portfolio of my accomplishments, and gifts of slideshows and movies for my family and friends!”