Course Description (back to top)

This course introduces students to the foundations of Web Multimedia. General concepts related to Web multimedia are discussed as well as the development, acquisition, and integration of basic multimedia elements. Demonstration and hands-on practice are incorporated into the course.

Course objectives (back to top)

After successfully completing the course, the student will be able to:

• Define multimedia and its uses.
• Compare and contrast analog and digital sound.
• Describe common Web audio formats.
• Compare and contrast analog and digital video.
• Describe common Web video formats.
• Identify and use helper applications available for audio and video on the Web.
• Describe the basics of streaming media.
• Integrate multimedia into Web pages using HTML tags.
• Identify accessibility issues related to the use of multimedia on the Web.

Instructor Information (back to top)

Instructor: Lynne Stiegler
E-mail: skyhunt@skyhunter.com
Web Page: http://www.skyhunter.com

Biography (back to top)

Lynne Stiegler is an instructor at Mohave Community College in Kingman Arizona. She has been active in development on the Web since 1992. Ms. Stiegler teaches instructional design as well as creating curriculum for and teaching Webmaster courses. She also created and served as Coordinator for the College for Innovation within Mohave Community College, a research and training institute designed to help Mohave's faculty move into educational technology. Aside from her teaching load, she is presently coordinating an Emerging Technologies outreach program for K-12 teachers in her county, a four-part program to teach basic technology utilization for the classroom.

Prior to her teaching career, Ms. Stiegler was in management consulting for over fifteen years.

Course Outline (back to top)
Unit I | Unit II | Unit III | Unit IV | Unit V

Multimedia for the Web introduces individuals to audio and video for the Web, as well as plug-ins and helper applications, Flash, Shockwave, and multimedia hardware.

Required Course Text: Multimedia: Making It Work by Tay Vaughan (2001, Osborne/McGraw Hill) ISBN 0-07-219095-7

Required Course Plug-ins: Shockwave and Quicktime (download)
Other Course software: Shareware Easy CD Ripper (PC), AudioEdit Deluxe (PC),

Unit I: Introduction to Multimedia (back to top)

Lesson 1.1 Multimedia Defined
Lesson 1.2 The Multimedia Highway

Unit II: Audio Basics (back to top)

Lesson 2.1 Analog and Digital Sound Compared
Lesson 2.2 Audio File Formats for the Web
Lesson 2.3 Recording Audio for the Web
Lesson 2.4 Integrating Audio for the Web/Accessibility
Lesson 2.5 Helper Applications for Web Audio

Unit III: Video Basics (back to top)

Lesson 3.1 Video Compression (Codecs) Explained
Lesson 3.2 Video File Formats for the Web
Lesson 3.3 Capturing Video for the Web
Lesson 3.4 Integrating Video
Lesson 3.5 Helper Applications for Web Video

Unit IV: Streaming Media (back to top)

Lesson 4.1 Streaming Media Defined
Lesson 4.2 Streaming Media Protocols
Lesson 4.3 Streaming Media Software
Lesson 4.4 Integrating Streaming Media

Unit V: Web Multimedia Plug-ins (back to top)

Lesson 5.1 Flash Overview
Lesson 5.2 Shockwave Overview
Lesson 5.3 QuickTime Overview