Developing an interactive multimedia software package to enhance understanding of and learning outcomes in water treatment processes |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Civil and Mining Engineering, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia;2. Centre for Educational Development and Interactive Resources, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia;3. Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, Sydney 2000, Australia;1. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Jefferson University Hospitals, 3 Crescent Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19112, USA;2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Family Medicine Residency, Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine Residency, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Christiana Care Health System, 1401 Foulk Road, Suite 100B, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA;1. Division of Microstructure of Surfaces and Interfaces, Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics, Bratislava, Slovakia;2. Department of Synthesis and Characterization of Polymers, Polymer Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia;3. Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze, Poland;4. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine in Zabrze, University of Technology, Academy of Silesia in Katowice, Poland;1. Graduate Program in Technological Innovations, Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Campo Mourão, 87301-005, Brazil;2. Biological Science Center, Londrina State University, Londrina, 86051-980, Brazil;3. Department of Chemical Engineering, State University of Maringá, Maringá, 87020-900, Brazil;4. Research Center, University Center of the Octávio Bastos Teaching Foundation, São João da Boa Vista, 13870-431, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Teaching and learning environments which use multimedia based resources greatly improve the effectiveness and efficiency of learning by engaging students at a deeper level than may otherwise be possible. This is particularly so in situations where “real world” phenomena and processes are being taught. Using such a multimedia package in teaching pollution control processes is novel. This paper reports on the successful development of a multimedia package dealing with several pollution control processes and its evaluation. The pollution control processes illustrated in the multimedia software are physico–chemical processes which are widely used in both water and wastewater treatment. Teaching the design concepts for these processes in a conventional classroom setting is challenging because students have difficulty in visualising the techniques and processes involved. This difficulty is compounded by the fact that many of the processes occur naturally over longer time periods and so cannot be easily be integrated into normal teaching environments. The software package incorporates several different media modes including text, drawings, photographs, animation, and simulation. The preliminary pilot evaluation of this package using third year engineering students indicated that it provided greater insight and understanding of the complex treatment processes being taught. |
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