Motion video for multimedia applications in engineering teaching

Education is always a matter of great debate. Research undertaken in education employs a wide variety of methodologies, which can be divided into two types: the sequential methodology and the concurrent methodology. There can never be any really adequate substitute for direct hands-on learning as in lab experiments. However, the rapid development of the Internet, wireless networking and multimedia-based motion video allows educators to anticipate virtual places and to access support learning communities anytime and anywhere. This can do a great deal to accelerate the remaining portions of the learning process. This paper tries to unify sequential and concurrent methodology by examining their advantages and their drawbacks. A mixed methodology model is presented using the above recent developments that are appropriate to the teaching of engineering today.