Role of Multimedia in using Information Technology for education
Role of Multimedia in using IT for Education With the rapid development in Information Technology, Multimedia has adopted a crucial role in teaching and learning processes. ... Multimedia is such a tool. Yet the elements used in Multimedia have all existed before. ... The two distinct flavours of Multimedia are Presentation Multimedia and Interactive Multimedia. ... Presentation Multimedia is commonly used for commercial purposes. ... While the use of such Multimedia is usually confined to the business, some perceive it as having a role in education, not as a means of instruction but rather as a way of students presenting information and knowledge that they have studied. However by comparison, Interactive Multimedia has a greater participation in academic activities. Interactive Multimedia can weave the five basic types of media namely text, animation, sound, graphics and video into a multimedia production. ... An Interactive Multimedia does not behave linearly. ... An Interactive Multimedia resembles a spider web, with one idea linking to another, allowing choice in a reader’s path.