Students do not feel that technology, such as a CD, will replace the textbook or the classroom experience. For the most part, the students felt like this material would be more suitable as a tutorial, to be used on an individual basis. The following lessons learned are based on the author's experiences in working with multimedia technology. No attempt was made to prove or quantify these lessons. Other authors might have significant ly different experiences and consequently, an entirely unique set of lessons.
Nothing is more boring and harder on the eyes than reading text on a computer screen.
If your idea consists of mostly text, my advice is to forget it. On the other hand, the incorporation of video, s ound, graphics, animation into a text based package can make the idea considerably more interesting. The user expects to be involved in the module in some way. The more your material can involve the user in the module the more interesting it will become. Once you decide to attempt a multimedia instructional project, the planning process should take up most of your time.