Interactive textbooks; Embedding image processing operator demonstrations in text

Traditional image processing teaching has used materials where the theory a nd drill are separated into textbooks and image processing packages. HTML a nd JAVA might allow easier construction of an integrated teaching resource. Such a resource would have widespread, platform-independent accessibility. This paper reports our assessment of this potential, which is explored thr ough extensions of the HIPR teaching materials. Our conclusions are that th e approach is feasible and attractive to students, that a few standard prog ramming protocols reduce development time, and that use of compiled JAVA is essential.