Media Options Media Options E ducation is about the communication of ideas. In order to transport an idea from one person to another a medium is required.
Traditional classrooms are medium-rich.
For Virtual Universities to be successful, the Instructors or content authors must have at their disposal a variety of media options. If you have a speedy Internet connection or are patient, it is easy and inexpensive to add video to any web page. Video is not only useful for its ability to facilitate information exchange, but also for the personal and lifelike experience it provides for the students. With the Virtual University at UMKC we intend to be guided by the spirit of the original Chinese proverb, which suggests that both words and pictures are important. It's not as striking as full-motion video, but text probably delivers more information per bit than any other medium.