FDN 5420: Hypermedia in Education
 Last updated: May 17, 2005

Course Topics

  1. Theory and Research
    1. A Place to Start Your Research: Use the AppEdTech Library to seek articles on theory and research on hypermedia.
    2. Linear and non-linear learning environments
      1. Hypermedia, Multimedia and Hypertext (A brief history of hypermedia: A Short History of Hypertext. and a more detailed version.
      2. Constructionist learning environments
        Pedagogy for the 21st Century
      3. A Complete MultiMedia Lab
        The MIT Media Lab
      4. A List of Resources (including "As We May Think" by Vannevar Bush)
        Teaching with Electronic Technology
      5. Another List of Resources at theTexas Center for Education Technology (You may also want to check out the TCET home page while you're here.)
    3. What does the research say about hypermedia in relation to teaching and learning?
      1. Smith, Irene. Hypermedia: A Review of the Literature and a Survey of Student Perceptions. ISTE Publications, Eugene, OR 1993.
      2. Kommers, Piet A. M. "Research on the Use of Hypermedia" in Hypermedia Learning Environments. Kommers, et. al., L. Erlbaum Associates, Publisher. Mahwah, NJ, 1996.
      3. Anstendig, L. , Meyer, J. & Driver, M. (1998). Web Research and Hypermedia: Tools for Engaged Learning. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 9(2), 69-91.
      4. The Hypermedia Research Centre, The University of Westminster.
      5. Using Hypermedia to Facilitate Problem-Based Learning, 1997. (This site has gone to a subscription plan...this article is no longer available for free. Sorry.)
      6. In groups of 3, select a book that reflects current thinking in the area of technology (preferably hypermedia) and society. What are the futurists predicting about he world we are creating and what does this portend for our children? The book should have been written within the past 3 years. Each group will be responsible for reading and discussing their chosen book and sharing the "nuggets" of your discussion with the larger group on the discussion board under "Readings". Please do no present a book report, rather discuss the big ideas in the book as they may relate to you and your school and education in general today.
         
  2. Developing Hypermedia Applications
    1. Articles on design
      1. HyperText Now
      2. HyperText Edge
      3. Theory Nuggets
      4. Writing for the Web
    2. Node Characteristics and Guidelines
    3. Link Characteristics and Guidelines
    4. Human-Computer Interface Design
    5. Screen Design
    6. User Support Strategies
       
  3. Hypermedia Development Tools
    4. (Shop S-Mart)
     
  4. Models and Frameworks for Web Course Design
    1. Sloan-C View: Perspectives on Quality Online Education
    2. Delivering Instruction on the WWW
    3. Web-Based Instruction Tools
    4. Using the Internet as a Classroom Resource
    5. Education Subjects on the Net
    6. Using the Internet in Your Instruction
    7. WebCT and Blackboard are tools that facilitate the creation of sophisticated WWW-based educational environments. They can be used to create entire on-line courses, or to simply publish materials that supplement existing courses.
    8. This book will be indispensable when you start writing HTML. Elizabeth Castro, HTML For the World Wide Web, 2nd Edition, Peachpit Press, 1997.
       
  5. Effective Interaction with Web Courses
    1. Tools for Interaction
      1. MUDs, MOOs, 2/3D MultiuserVirtual Worlds
      2. Education Technology: Educational VR
    2. Strategies for interaction and collaboration
    3. Course Delivery Issues: Managing and Using Technology
      4. (ILAS Open Source, a web course management system)
      1. Registration
      2. Management of Assignments
      3. Record Keeping
      4. Evaluation
      5. Motivation
      6. Monitoring Along the Way
         
  6. Business and Industrial Uses of Hypermedia Tools:
     
  7. Current Issues in the Development and Use of Virtual Reality:

/tasks/  /topics/  /evaluation/   /schedule/