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A Multimedia Approach to Lab Reporting via Computer Presentation Software
Gregory T. Jenkinson and Ana Fraiman
Department of Chemistry, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL 60625-4699

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February 1999
Vol. 76 No. 2
p. 283

Abstract
The use of multimedia software presents a new way for the educator to gather and present information. In a laboratory report, students are required to gather and present data that are available from a wide variety of resources. In the past, this information was compiled into a hard-copy report, consisting merely of text and possibly two-dimensional graphics. Today, Northeastern Illinois University students use Podium, one of many multimedia presentation applications available on the market. These presentation applications offer a rich array of choices for the type and quantity of information to compile. This "paperless" implementation gives students the opportunity to create a lab report that is a network of ideas, cross-referenced with hyperlinks in a personal fashion that is logical for that particular student. The use of hyperlinks allows easy access to previously learned concepts that may be needed for future labs. This new technology allows students to make links of their own and to begin to see chemistry as an encompassing industry with connection to all disciplines of science.
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*  Citation
Jenkinson, Gregory T.; Fraiman, Ana. J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 283.
*  Keywords
Laboratory Instruction; Computer Assisted Instruction; Multimedia; Teaching / Learning Aids
*  History
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June 15, 1999
June 22, 2005
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