There has been considerable discussion in general educational publications about the value of instructional technology, in particular multimedia- or Web-based instruction. Much of the published work thus far has described various features of multimedia systems in an anecdotal manner rather than focusing on an evaluation of multimedia and its use in the university setting. In all of the discussion on multimedia, the nature of multimedia and learning using multimedia are interlinked. By its nature, multimedia-based learning is more complex than traditional lecture instruction. It is crucial to understand the social aspects of teaching and learning with multimedia. In this article, the author discusses how to use multimedia to teach a class on technology and society. She designed a project in which multimedia was used in a popular advanced general education (GE) course at San Jose State University (SJSU). The author discusses the design and development process of multimedia modules for the GE course at SJSU