Poster Session II, July 14th 2010 — Abstracts: Mobile multimedia learning and basketball coaching

Abstract The purpose of the Poster is to present a summary of my thesis investigating the impact of Mobile Multimedia Learning, using Multimedia Content (Animation-Audio-Text) designed on the principles of Mayers Multimedia Learning Approach (1991), in a sports education domain. In particular for the learning of basketball plays, situational tactical tasks set by a coach, which in principle is a problem-based learning environment. The arrival of the twenty-first century has brought with it a new generation of young people who are no longer interested in being educated by traditional teaching methods. We live in an era where the net generation are searching to become part of the learning process by interactively getting involved with multimedia, simulation games, individual selfpaced learning modules, problem solving computer games, interactive TV, on-line library, bulletin boards, search engines and social networking. With this in mind the study aimed to provide selected basketball Coaches and Players with a number of multimedia animations to aid learning of team plays. The Plays were designed using Mayer’s (1991) Multimedia Learning Theory and were delivered using the Apple iPod media device The thesis also investigates other relevant learning theories, the development and design implications of the use of digital media in a contemporary classroom and the function of the tool in reality to facilitate learning in accordance with traditional domain oriented learning approaches. The Poster includes summarized data (with Headings) for the following areas: Introduction, Methods, Results/Conclusions, Acknowledgements, References, Contact