The Macromedia Contribute Higher Education Site License has recently been released to provide a higher education solution enabling greater faculty use of technology in teaching, collaboration, and research. This standardized workgroup productivity tool includes a one-year, department-wide site license for Macromedia Contribute 2 for use at school and at home, five perpetual licenses of Studio MX 2004 with Flash Professional, digital learning assets, and professional development resources.

Macromedia Contribute 2 is the easiest way for individuals and teams to update, create, and publish Web content to any HTML Web site. Contribute allows non-technical faculty and staff to update Web content and share class lectures, projects, and research online while maintaining site standards for style, layout, and code. Studio MX 2004 with Flash Professional enables campus Web professionals to create templates that can be used by faculty and staff members with Contribute.

The Macromedia Contribute Higher Education Site License helps colleges and departments turn a course Web site into an interactive teaching resource by putting content contribution and revision directly in the hands of faculty. This solution supports college deans and provosts who want to motivate faculty members to actively integrate technology into their teaching, whether to meet program accreditation requirements, or to demonstrate commitment to teaching excellence and innovation.

Several tutorials are included with the site license digital assets. Among these is a tutorial on how to create e-portfolios with Contribute, and a white paper on the pedagogical and practical value of teaching with e-portfolios. Additional learning resources include narrated multimedia presentations explaining why and how e-portfolios enrich student learning, and suggestions on ways faculty can use e-portfolios to make digital learning experiences more relevant and engaging for their students.

The Contribute Education Site License also includes five copies of Studio MX 2004, Studio MX 2004 Step-by-Step, and a copy of the Macromedia Faculty Development Guide.

The Macromedia Contribute Education Site License will be available in June. Pricing starts as low as $17 per FTE (full-time equivalent employee) based on volume of at least 100 FTEs. The solution can be ordered through Macromedia Authorized Academic Resellers. For more information on this solution or to find a reseller, visit www.macromedia.com/go/edu_contribute.