INTERACTIVE MEDIA

Educational Technology 2

OUTLINE Definition of Terms Examples of Interactive Media Potential of Multimedia in

Education Impacts of Multimedia in Education Ways Multimedia Technology Is

Used in Education Advantages Disadvantages

DEFINITION OF TERMSINTERACTIVE – offers multiple choices or

scenarios- the viewer chooses which

sequences or subjects to explore- “interacts” with the viewer by

responding to these choices

DEFINITION OF TERMSMULTIMEDIA- graphics, music, sound effects,

voice, video, and animation in the same program or presentation

DEFINITION OF TERMSINTERACTIVE MEDIA- products and services on

computer-based systems which respond to user’s actions by presenting content

EXAMPLES1. Interactive Television2. Interactive Narrative3. Interactive Advertising4. Algorithmic Art5. Videogames6. Social Media7. Virtual Reality8. Augmented Reality

OTHER EXAMPLESPrinted interactive media:1. Board games2. Pop-up books3. Gamebooks4. Flip books5. Constellation Wheels

POTENTIAL OF MULTIMEDIAIN EDUCATION

1. Fast2. Cheap3. Consistent4. Private5. Safe

POTENTIAL OF MULTIMEDIAIN EDUCATION

6. Personal7. Strong foundation8. Tool to make remembering

longer, easier9. More information faster10.Fun

IMPACTS OF MULTIMEDIA IN EDUCATION1. It facilitates student-centered

learning.2. It can address several learning

styles and modalities.3. It activates student interaction,

experimentation and cooperative learning.

IMPACTS OF MULTIMEDIA IN EDUCATION4. Students often work on

computer projects as they never did in paper-and-pencil projects.

5. It facilitates “storylines” or thematic learning.

6. It promotes the constructivist view of learning.

WAYS MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGYIS USED IN EDUCATION

1. Lecture/Presentation2. Collaborative Learning3. Individualized Learning4. Creating Reports or

Presentations5. Assessment

ADVANTAGES1. The ability to individualize2. The ability to change outcomes

based on input3. The learning style is individual

and exclusive4. Learners take more productive

role

DISADVANTAGES1. Using instructional technologies

requires a great quantity of resources

2. Learner control problems

“We are bombarded today by such a quantity of images that we can no longer distinguish direct experience from what we have seen for a few seconds on television. The memory is littered with bits and pieces of images, like a rubbish dump.”

- Italo Calvino, novelist

“Live to express, not to impress.”