I will cover each of these in brief. The technology is readily available today. Most faculty don't even realize it is available. Many, if not all, faculty that have computer access have access to passive multimedia software. Powerpoint is bundled in Microsoft Office and is an excellent presentation system.
Faculty think it is a graphics program and as such of little use to the average faculty.
It is in fact very applicable to all faculty as another tool readily available to augment lectures and presentations. Passive multimedia can be used in more than the classroom. With this passive multimedia software in use the lecture, or portion of lecture, can be replayed to further enforce the learning outside of the classroom. There is debate as to whether it can be used only as a second presentation or as the first. If you have students who miss class, as we do quite often in our evening program as students work late, a multimedia presentation will foster more learning than getting a copy of somebody's notes.