The technology revolution has brought new dimensions in teaching and interaction between faculty members and students, said John A. Silvester, vice provost of Scholarly Technology. Professors found technology effective in teaching classes. They found using technology to communicate and interact with students better than before. New technology also brought new classes and instructional materials to students of different disciplines. For example, two new minors being offered deal with examining the technological and artistic side of multimedia technology, said Jerry Mendel, professor of electrical engineering and the associate director of education for the Integrated Media System Center.
Multimedia is technology in the artistic side.
It is important for this subject to be multidisciplinary. The classes ranged from online publishing and interactive game designs to creating graphic arts portfolios, he said. Some of the classes were taught by journalism and fine arts professors as well. These classes didn't exist before we create these minors. New technologies also brought changes in other academic departments, such as the School of Cinema-Television.