A Sports Oriented Concept for Developing Multimedia Learning and Teaching Materials

In the years 2001-2003 an internet-based information system was developed to assist students in learning and com prehending theoretical basics and concepts of sport scientific disciplines (biom echanics, physiology, psychology, etc.). In contrast to m any other m ultimedia systems used as eLear ning tools in sport science, the starting points are sports and no t disciplines. Questions r elated to these sports are asked and then answered from the perspective of sport scientific disciplines in a highly interdisciplinary way. Not least because of positive experiences with students, who participated in the pr oject, the developm ent of multimedia learning and teaching materials has been integrated into the education program. As part of their diplom a works, students are encouraged to create multimedia software. Again, the sy stems to be developed f ocus on sports, what appears to have a high mo tivational effect on the st udents. Throughout the last years very impressive p ackages have been developed. As a consequence of this process, the amount of multimedia modules and submodules for different sports is continuously growing. A standardized, st ructured framework is therefore under development. Modules and subm odules are organized in the form of a matrix of sports and sport scientific disciplines. The overall system is based on an open source based content m anagement system simplifying the integration of all information assets.