Blog #1

"In regards to these two articles, how do you think the university views multimedia authoring?"

In regards to the two articles, Stroupe and Kress, I think the university views multimedia authoring as a hopeful tool for the future but an inconvenience in the classroom because a large amount of professors and staff do not know how to use the media available. When teachers at the university do not allow technology in their academics as a tool of communication or teaching, it makes it harder on the students today because our generation is so immune to it. Even though the university is trying to move into a no paper era, which brings media into academics, those teachers that don’t use it are never going to give up their paper handouts. Its not fair to the students today if they lose their copy and aren’t able to print their own from an online database.

The main cause for media not being used in all classrooms is because there is such a large generation gap between teachers and students, more so then there ever has been. The older generations just don’t want to deal with it because it may be more confusing for them and out of the ordinary comfort zone. There are places at the university that are more than welcoming to multimedia. The CUB for instance has all sorts of screens displaying information, TVs for entertainment, and auditoriums for academic showings. The library is also another facility that is growing right along with the incoming generation of students. You are bale to access many computers and printers, as well as computer labs for entire classes to use together. Multimedia on campus is growing but only being accepted in certain environments.