Enhancing the Quality of Teacher Education Through the Use of Multimedia and Hypermedia

Abstract

Multimedia and hypermedia systems are used increasingly in educational environments. Teacher educators emphasize the importance of incorporating educational multimedia and hypermedia in order to engage students in active learning and prepare them for an effective transition to the society. This paper considers issues relating to ways of improving teacher education through the use of multimedia and hypermedia. It examines the roles of ICT in education and quality of teacher education, concepts of multimedia and hypermedia and their application in teacher education. The problems teachers encounter in the use of multimedia and hypermedia in schools were also discussed. The paper concluded that the use of multimedia and hypermedia can enhance teacher education. Consequently, the paper recommended among others that teachers and students should be encouraged to create multimedia and hypermedia applications and ICT teacher education must transcend beyond mere usage of computer for classwork.