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THE ROLE OF MULTIMEDIA IN EDUCATION

TECHNOLOGY IN ELTMURNI SALINA

B.Sc. Ed (TESL) UTM, Skudai M’sia

DEFINITION OF MULTIMEDIA

From the words ‘multi’ and ‘media/medium’

Multi – refers to many or multipleMedia/medium – is a tool, vehicle or agent

to present or convey somethingMultimedia is all about communicating in

several ways

MULTIMEDIA ELEMENTS

AUDIO

VIDEO

ANIMATION

INTERACTIVE

GRAPHIC

TEXT

MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM

THE ROLE OF MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION IN EDUCATION

Teachers to develop simple effective presentation for small group, a class or web-based presentation

Students to develop a presentation based on a task assigned or research

THE ROLE OF MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION IN EDUCATION

They can lecture better using slide presentations.

They can annotate existing files live while lecturing.

They are freed from physical proximity to the blackboard.

Technology enhances collaboration among teachers.

WHY USE MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY?

User friendly interfaceMeaningful and ease of useInteractivitySelf-paced interactionCost effectiveness with greater efficiency

MULTIMEDIA HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

HARDWARE Input devicesOutput devices

SOFTWARETextGraphicAudioVideoAnimation

INTERACTIVITY OF MULTIMEDIA

INTERACTIVITY OF MULTIMEDIA

Linear presentation Non-linear presentation

Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 3

start continuous end

Main Page

Home video

hypertext hypermedia

Types of Multimedia Presentation

3 categories of multimedia presentation :-linear

Presents information in sequence from the beginning till the end

Navigation controls allow users to move forward or to the previous page

Types of Multimedia Presentation

Start Scene 1 Scene 3 EndScene 2

Linear presentation

Types of Multimedia Presentation

Non-linear simpleCentralised information presentationConsists a menu which connects between

information Navigation controls allow users to reach

information in the first slide, second and so on.

Types of Multimedia Presentation

Main Menu

Third slide

Fourth slide

Start

First slide

ExitSecond slide

Non-linear simple

Types of Multimedia Presentation

Non-linear complexAll slides are connected directly.Users’ navigations in any slides can be moved

freely.Each slides has connections directly and are

allowed to return to any slides.

Types of Multimedia Presentation

Main Menu

Second slide Third slide

First slide Fourth slide

Start

Exit

Non-linear complex

Criteria of MS Powerpoint

Create & customize slide master- can edit slide master such inserting logo,pictures, etc.

Extract Narration Create web presentation"internal hyperlinks" that connect one slide

to another, complete with "action" and "return" buttons.

Criteria of MS Powerpoint

set up "custom shows," - allow to specify which slides of a presentation should be shown, and in what order... without having to "hide" or rearrange slides via slide sorter view.

set slide timings, create automatically repeating slide shows, and even record narration.

Criteria of MS Powerpoint

able to  "annotate" slides during a presentation, with electronic "pencils," "felt-tipped pens," or "highlighters"... and save your annotations

MEDIUM OF DELIVERY

Standalone applicationAn application that is

accessed from storage devices

Such asFloppy-diskHard diskCD ROMDVD ROM

Web-based applicationAn application that is

accessed with a web browser over a network

Such asThe internetThe intranet

WHERE TO USE MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM?

Business andindustries

others

Education andtraining

administration

communication

entertainment

home

medical

MULTIMEDIA IN VARIOUS

FIELDS

THE USE OF INTERNET

In education

FOUR BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERNET

Grey (1999) has identified four ways in which the internet can function as an educational tool in the classroom and these four ways are also applicable in ESL/EFL classrooms.

1. Search for and receive

2. Publish and provide

3. Talk to and reply

4. Collaborate and learn

FOUR BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERNET

Search for and receiveComprises activities that are based on

using the internet as a huge virtual library.

In these activities students search for and retrieve information from this library.

FOUR BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERNET

Publish and provideThese activities involve not the retrieval,

but the publication of information. This publishing is done on web pages,

which are the basic places where information is stored on the internet.

FOUR BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERNET

Talk to and replyThese are conversational activities that

take place via the internet through email correspondence and in ‘chat’ rooms.

This category could also include internet phone conversations.

FOUR BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERNET

Collaborate and learnThis category includes joint projects that

involve students in two or more classrooms that might be thousands of miles apart.

This fourth way of integrating the internet usually involves one or more of the other three ways.

FOUR BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERNET

MULTIMEDIA DEVELOPMENT

User interface principlesProvide an organize structureProvide a simple designKeep the user interface visibleProvide informative feedbackKeep the user interface flexibleMinimize memory loadProvide shortcuts for frequent users

MULTIMEDIA DEVELOPMENT

Development teamProject managerDesignerContent specialistWriterVideo specialistAudio specialistProgrammerProducer

MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION

PLANNING

PRODUCTION

DESIGN

DEVELOPMENT

TESTING

PUBLISHING

1. PLANNING

The business model, schedule, media plan and focus group is determined

2. PRODUCTION

Material and assets for building the application is produced and managed

Involves with planning and scheduling the resources for the application

3. DESIGN

Effort responsible for creating a detailed blueprint for the multimedia application

Such as conceptual overview, storyboard, layout, interface design and information design

4. DEVELOPMENT

All the content is created and processedAll the content and media used in the

application is integrated to become one complete application

5. TESTING

To ensure the application is free from bug and will be accepted by the user

Of there a bug, the application should be revised and be tested again until the application is free from bug

6. PUBLISHING

Once the application is tested and revised, it could be burned into a CD-ROM or published on the internet as a website