Web Publishing and Education

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Web Publishing and Education

• Week 8 Hypermedia
• Dr. Gretchen Geng

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Weekly exercises this week

• Choose a format of multimedia and discuss its use
  for educational purposes in wikis.

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Using hypermedia

• What is hypertext?
• A linkage between related text.
• Non-sequential, non-linear method for organising
  and displaying text
• A computer-based text retrieval system to
  facilitate non-sequential retrieval of
  information
• A foundation of the Web
• Hypermedia links involving text, graphics,
  sound, video etc.

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Using hypermedia as a learning tool?
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• Production of multimedia materials (video, audio,
  animation) by teachers and students
• Using pre-packaged materials (CD-based,
  web-based)
• Virtual reality
• 3D animation
• Communication
• Learning objects

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Virtual reality
http//au.youtube.com/watch?vqTnnJR-hS7k
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3D animation

• 3D animation of human body
• http//au.youtube.com/watch?vbv3gRdPMGZw

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References and resources

• Bitter, G., Pierson, M. (2005). Using a
  technology in the classroom. 6th ed. Boston
  Allyn and Bacon. (Chapter 14)
• Forcier, R., Descy, D. (2005). The computer as
  an educational tool productivity and problem
  solving. 4th ed. New Jersey Pearson Merrill
  Prentice Hall. (Chapter 10)
• Jonassen, D. H., Howland J. (2003). Learning
  to Solve Problems with Technology A
  Constructivist Perspective. 2nd ed. New Jersey
  Merrill Prentice Hall. (Chapter 6)
• Lockard, J., Abrams, P. ( 2004). Computers for
  twenty-first century educators. 6th ed. Boston
  Allyn Bacon. (Chapter 11)
• Tolhurst, D. (1995). Hypertext, hypermedia,
  multimedia, Educational Technology, 35 (2),
  21-26.

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