Multimedia hyperscapes: towards ecological strategies

Bidarra, José

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Bidarra, José

Abstract(s)

In this day and age there is a need for a conceptual framework relating Multimedia Hyperscapes to a new way of thinking that goes beyond the traditional “clockwork approach”, namely, to reach a more “ecological approach”. When we have a number of learners connected among themselves we can create activities based on ecological principles. Basically, these involve the evaluation of all the relevant information and the combination of the best solutions to solve complex problems. In our experiments at Universidade Aberta the construction of hyperscapes was achieved through knowledge mapping. Because the Web makes possible new modes of collaboration and interaction, groups of students could work together very effectively on such tasks as gathering information, designing Web pages, discussing relevant topics, organizing events, writing assignments, making multimedia presentations, among other. In the course of creating fractal hyperspaces on the Web, with integration of varied multimedia materials, the range of cognitive strategies used by students during the learning process became evident, both at individual and collective level, and learning styles could be easily identified.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/14641

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Bidarra, J. (2002). Multimedia hyperscapes: Towards ecological strategies. Comunicação publicada nas atas da 24ª Conferência Europeia do EUCEN - European Universities Continuing Education Network, Viena, 17-19 outubro de 2002.