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Visual hierarchy assists learners in finding the important information first before seeing the other related information. It creates a logical flow of content, which can be taken in bit by bit keeping the level of interest in the learner consistent at all times.

Visual hierarchy breaks up the information in the text and finds other ways of expressing the informations such as through pictures and other media. The typestyle including font, size and weight also assists in the segregating of information.

Course will relfect the need for efficient and effective training for the use of palm pilots by merchandisers. Palm pilots are a crucial element in the merchandising process as it acts as the only recorded communication between merchandisers and head office, the palm pilots record the times spent in store, feedback and store visits.

The turnover for merchandisers is high and they are people from a range of educational backgrounds, age groups and learning styles. The merchandisers are casual workers who are often juggling other jobs on the side in addition to personal committments. The merchandisers are also situated all over Australia with only one area supervisor per state and a merchandising manager based in Sydney.

Multimedia would be of value when it comes to teaching the functions of the palm pilot as it would be necessay to emulate the steps that need to be taken to do particular things. Situational job-related circumstances should be presented in animation and the learner should be asked to conclude on the situation and provide the correct steps for the input of data into the plam pilot.  

Multimedia could also be of value for the merchandising of stock in a shop, the merchandisers can be presented with an online program, where they can virtually merchandise their allocated shops as a pilot for the real thing. Creating a higher merchandising standard. This program can be given to new employees as a part of their training package.

 

 

Multimedia is the collaboration of imagery, animation, text and audio into a virtual tool that assists in engaging people in the message that is to be conveyed. Often it is necessary for the user to engage in movements such as clicks, pressing of buttons or moving cursors to select commands. One prominent example is FLASH.  

Multimedia used in e-learning has extended the technological realms of experiential learning. In the examples shown on the websites, the learner is given the opportunity to make decisions and complete job oriented tasks in a virtual environment, with feedback given for choices whether they be correct or incorrect. This type of learning is advantageous for industries that require substantial training before being able to go on the job due to the risks involved.

Multimedia enhances the Web 2.0 learning experience by creating an engaging environment where the learner can see that if they participate in the activities they will recieve relevant feedback and ultimately learn the correct way to deal with situations.

Web 2.0 refers mostly to social networking sites, wikis, blogs, podcasts and RSS. These are mostly interactive as they involve updates and information that is shared by users.