Multi-Media

Multi-Media

Cheryl Walsh, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Definitions and background

Multimedia involves several forms of communication. According to Liu (2011) multimedia is the "integration of different media such as text, graphics, animation, sound, video (digital or analog), imaging, and spatial modeling into a computer system" (p. 251). Educational programs became popular because of home computers. Forms and content had limited memory and low hardware capabilities. With the rapid development of technology, the educational computer programs expanded. During the last twenty years "simple computer-based didactic tasks transformed into complex, multipurpose, multimedia packages" (Topol, 2003, p. 12).

Multimedia learning occurs when the content is delivered in multiple formats such as text and pictures, allowing mental representations of the information (Wu & Yamanaka, 2013, p. 292). Abdulaziz (2014) identified that "multimedia e-learning has transformed the traditional media like books, figures and written material into online, readily available and interactive forms" (p. 26). Multimedia instruction includes a unit with lessons designed for self-instruction or small-group instruction using a computer system, as well as hypermedia and hypertext. (Gibbs, Graves, & Bernas, 2001, p. 3).

Links

10 Reasons to Use Multimedia in the Classroom

New Ways of Using Multimedia in Classroom

Using Multimedia in the Classrooom

Further Online Information about the Use of Multimedia in the Classroom

Why Should You Use Multimedia in the Classroom?

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