WHAT IS HYPERMEDIA?

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HYPERMEDIA

HYPERMEDIA 

- Is nothing but multimedia.

- but this time packaged as an educational computer software where information is presented and student activities are integrated in a virtual learning environment.

EXAMPLES OF HYPERMEDIA 
1. Links that view audio
2. Links that video images
3. Links that view videos
4. Hypertext links to other locations

• The World Wide Web (WWW) is the best example of hypermedia applications. Through WWW  it is possible to deliver hypertext, graphics, animations and sound between different computer environments.

WHAT IS THE WORLD WIDE WEB?

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The world wide web is used every day by millions of people for everything from checking the weather to sharing cat videos. But what is it exactly? Twila Camp describes this interconnected information system as a virtual city that everyone owns and explains how it's organized in a way that mimics our brain's natural way of thinking.

USES IN EDUCATION

• Hypermedia systems are used in educational environment. The active participation of students is one of the major advantages of hypermedia systems.
• It enables students to explore and construct their own learning.
• This method of learning breaks down the barriers of time and place, allowing maximum flexibility for the learner. Students are provided a means to learn individually and at their own speed. Students can repeat difficult concepts, or skip already mastered skill areas.

• Also it is used for effective education. Hypermedia can help students achieve a wide variety of goals in education for example:

             ⤋ Develop higher-order thinking skills 
             ⤋ Develop group and interpersonal skills
             ⤋ Learn content in a given discipline
             ⤋ Develop technical skills

CHARACTERISTICS OF HYPERMEDIA APPLICATION

 

1. LEARNER CONTROL - The learner makes his own decisions on the path, flow of events of instruction.
2. LEARNER WIDE RANGE OF NAVIGATION ROUTES - The leaner controls the sequence and pace of his path depending on his/her ability and motivation.
3. VARIETY OF MEDIA -  Hypermedia includes more than one media (text, graphics, audio, animation and video clip) but does not necessarily use all types of media in one presentation.

NOTE : Given all its capabilities, hypermedia still does not replace life's experience and learning from nature and life.