Lesson 15

Understanding Hypermedia 

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

 Hypermedia is nothing but multimedia, but this time packaged as educational computer software where information is presented and student activities are in a virtual learning environment. Most Educational IT application is hypermedia and these include:

      

●         Tutorial Software Packages

●         Knowledge Webpage’s

●         Simulation Instructional Games

●         Learning Project Management and Others  

*There are two important features that are outstanding among other features that characterize the hypermedia software:

                        

1.      Learner control. 

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

2.     Learner wide range of navigation routes.   

For the most part, the learner controls the sequence and pace of his path depending on his ability and motivation.