Walkin Jim Stoltz Multimedia Presentation

Friends of Allegheny Wilderness hosted a very interesting multimedia event last night at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Erie, PA as part of the 25th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Walkin Jim Stoltz's presentation, "Forever Wild: A Celebration of Wilderness" featured folksongs and stories that were simultaneously performed with photographs taken by him and his friends during the 27,000 miles he has apparently walked during his treks in the North American wilderness.The great thing about the performance was that the proceeds directly benefit wilderness protections in the Allegheny Forest.

I have been thinking a lot lately about multimedia presentations, multimedia learning theory and edutainment so this performance using low tech slide projectors was very interesting to me. Sometimes when people think of multimedia and learning it seems they think of the latest and the greatest technologies used to present something. Walkin Jim's presentation reminded me that low tech can still be very effective in terms of learning and edutainment.