Introduction

Traditional media such as audio and video offer educators a challenge in rethinking much of the methods and content used to deliver information, helping it tilt the balance away from teacher centred instruction towards learner-centred study. Video offers the advantage of utilising vision in new ways. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the creation and use of web-accessed digital video and audio throughout the education sector. The pedagogical vision is clear that only when video and audio have become routine components of education and e-learning will we have an educational environment that reflects the media-rich world in which we now live.

In this section we will revisit the positioning of audio and video technologies in a digital learning scenario. We will trace the recent developments in this area and probe some of the issues and possibilities regarding the appropriate use of audio and video technologies, and how to ensure proper integration and interaction with these technologies so as to achieve the desired learning outcomes.

This section will be presented in five (5) parts as illustrated in the table below: