Empowerment technologies
Multimedia and ICT in the 21st Century / Introduction - Benefits - Importance
Multimedia is the use of a computer to present and combine text, graphics, audio, and video with links and tools that let the user navigate, interact, create, and communicate. ICT is an acronym for Information and Communication Technology. ICT refers to all communication technologies including the internet, wireless networks, cellphones, computers, software, middleware, video conferencing, social networking, and other media applications and services enabling users to access, retrieve, store, transmit, and manipulate information in digital form.
In this era, the development of Information and Communication Technology of Digital Multimedia dominated various aspect of life. It develops very fast. Information Technology and Multimedia Technolgy are closely related and support each other. Multimedia and ICT have the same 5 benefits.
5 Benefits of Multimedia
•Deeper Understanding
•Improved Problem Solving
•Increased Positive Emotions
•Access to a vast variety of Information •World Exploration
5 Benefits of ICT
•AI ( Artificial Intelligence )
•Learning Techniques
•Entertainment
•Access to Information
•Globalization
In 21st Century, Multimedia and ICT have two (2) benefits;
1. ) It takes advantage of the brain’s ability to make connections between verbal and visual representation of content, leading to deeper understanding, which in turn supports the transfer of learning to other situations.
2.) It helps students in preparing for a future where higher level thinking, problem solving and collaboration skills will be required.
Lastly, according to Guan et al ., (2018), Multimedia technology is an important aspect of ICT that deals with how information can be represented and presented digitally using different media such as text, audio, video, among others.
Sources : Multimedia : http://www1.udel.edu/fth/multilit/01-MultiLit.pdf ICT : http://aims.fao.org/information-and-communication-technologies-ict Benefits of Multimedia: https://www.nuiteq.com/company/blog/5-benefits-of-multimedia-learning Benefits of ICT : https://honestproscons.com/benefits-of-information-technology/ Importance : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020321551
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