Microsoft Producer: A Software Tool for Creating Multimedia PowerPoint[R] Presentations

Microsoft[R] Producer[R] is a powerful yet user-friendly PowerPoint companion tool for creating on-demand multimedia presentations. Instructors can easily distribute these presentations via compact disc or streaming media over the Internet. We describe the features of the software, system requirements, and other required hardware. We also describe 3 approaches to using the software to enhance teaching of graduate and undergraduate psychology courses, offer tips on effective use of Producer, list other similar software, and note some shortcomings. Producer can be a useful tool for the teaching of psychology via both traditional and online formats.