Lesson 15

UNDERSTAND HYPERMEDIA

From the educational technology 1 course, the student has already become aware of multimedia or an audio visual package that includes more than one instructional media (means of knowing) such as text, graphics, audio animation and video clip.

The presentation of information-learning activities in hypermedia is said to be sequenced in a non-linear manner, meaning that the learner may follow his path of activities, thus providing an environment of learner autonomy and thinking skills.

 CHARACTESTICS OF HYPERMEDIA APPLICATION

1.     LEARNER CONTROL means the learner makes his own decisions on the path, flow or events of instruction.

a.    LEARNER WIDE RANGE OF NAVIGATION ROUTES. For the most part, the learner control the sequence and  pace of his path depending of his ability and motivation.

 

b.    VARIETY OF MEDIA. Hypermedia includes more than one media (text, graphics, audio, video clip) but doeas not necessarily use all types of media in one presentation.

REFLECTION

Hypermedia provides personalized learning activities as it helps those slow and poor learners, It gives activities suited to your learning objectives and needs. It presents  variety of media that will really cater those fast and slow learners. Where areas in a traditional teaching method, the teacher would take extra time, attention and effort to help the student’swho are   know in understanding the lesson. With  that gives the teacher   a hard time to develop new strategies  and objectives for both past and slow learners. so,  it really beneficial for the teacher to use the hypermedia.