Hypermedia Learning

Hello all,

Just today I found an article about Hypermedia Learning by Fred Beven.

I thought it somewhat relevant to last week because it focuses primarily on the learners interaction with a hypermedia and neccessitates the need for research into this area.

It describes that to learn successfully, learners need to master the perceptual and semantic aspects* of hypermedia.
The article then reports on a study that was undertaken by the author on students' learning behaviour and experiences with hypermedia, concluding that, "whilst technology has assisted researchers to better understand what learners have been doing, this methodology offers the potential for us to better understand why they are doing it."

Anyway, so I do not have to type it all out here, I have added the full title below for anyone who wishes to look it up.

Thanks everyone. I'll post again soon! :)

Article: Beven, Fred. Researching Hypermedia Learning: How Do You Capture What is Going On? [online]. In: Reimagining Practice: Researching Change: Volume 1; pages: 80-87. Bartlett, Brendan (Editor); Bryer, Fiona (Editor); Roebuck, Dick (Editor); Griffith University. School of Cognition, Language and Special Education.

*Perceptual aspects = "the physical organisation of the objects on the screen" (surface layout), whilst semantic aspects = "mental mode of the information developed by the user" (cognitive layout).