Can higher order thinking & cognitive engagement be enhanced with multimedia?
Ms. Sue Stoney, Edith Cowan University
Dr. Ron Oliver, Edith Cowan University

Sue Stoney is currently the Acting Associate Dean of Teaching & Learning in the Faculty of Business and Public Management at Edith Cowan University. Her main teaching interests are in the fields of business computing and electronic commerce, and her research interests are in teaching and learning with technology. She has won several awards for both her teaching and her research.

Ron is an Associate Professor in the School of Communications and Multimedia at Edith Cowan University. He has been involved in the field of computer education, multimedia and instructional technologies for more than twenty years. He is an active researcher and developer of learning technologies. He has broad experience in the design, development and evaluation of multimedia and computer-based learning materials. Currently he is Editor of the Australian Journal of Educational technology and Associate Editor of the Journal of Interactive Learning Research. He has won a number of awards for his work including the 1997 Australian University Teaching Award for the use of multimedia in teaching.

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