My lecturer began the class
by writing five words on the board; connection, swimming pool, alcohol,
submission and assignment. She then told us to create a story using those words
in the story. This is called scaffolding, we had learned about this in week 3.
In the middle of the class, a group of us were excused from
class to go for a briefing about flipped classrooms. Universities like MIT and
Harvard uses this method of teaching. In “flipped classes” students watch
online video lectures recorded by lecturers. This is so that during a normal
class session, teachers are able to have more time to work one-to-one with
students and offer help as needed. Classmates can engage more in discussions,
or collaborate on assignments. The downside of this approach however, is the
need for access to technology and internet and the student’s own motivation to
watch the videos.
The main subject of today’s lesson was to learn what
hypermedia is and how we can, as future educators, use hypermedia in our
classes when educating students. First
of all, the difference between multimedia and hypermedia is that multimedia is
the different kinds of media, like television, radio, YouTube, etc. while hypermedia
is the media we get via links. It allows links to be embedded in multimedia
elements like power points and Microsoft Word; users can add hyperlinks to any
word and even add links to pictures or videos.
I feel that hypermedia can be used anywhere and anytime in a
lesson; before, during or even after. Swan and Meskill (1996) had examined how
effective current hypermedia products support the teaching and acquisition of
critical thinking skills in reading and language. I feel that hypermedia can be
incorporated into nearly any lesson and may help generate excitement by
delivering content in a new and exciting format. However, future educators need
to be equipped with the knowledge of how to use hypermedia and hyperlinks
because majority of students lack the knowledge as to what types of
technologies are available and how they can be used.
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