Application of Multimedia Technologies and Impact of Online Shopping

Running head: APPLICATION OF MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES
Application of Multimedia Technologies
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a) Multimedia technologies used to enhance the learning experience
The use of multimedia technologies helps in providing several kind of opportunities
for the creation of several form of environments of learning. These uses of the technologies
would be able to extend the old form of technologies such as blackboards and books and thus
replace them with the offering of new form of possibilities (Feng, Siu & Zhang, 2013). The
use of inappropriate form of multimedia based technologies could be a factor of hindrance for
the purpose of learning.
The main aspects of the multimedia technology that should be adopted by Open
University Malaysia in order to enhance the learning experience are:
1. The multimedia systems are able to translate the media data into a form of standard
streams of structured code that would allow the operations of data management (Steinmetz &
Nahrstedt, 2013). This would include the exchange, analytical based processing,
transmission, storage, recombination and a great control over the interaction. The multimedia
technology has the great feature of interactivity that would normally refer to the processing
and the integration of the several fragments of information. This would help in enabling the
teachers to display real-time media such as image, text and audio (Babiker & Elmagzoub,
2015). In this process, there would be a less requirement of the time of teaching as compared
to the traditional methods of teaching.
2. The multimedia technology would be very much helpful for teachers to integrate
the content of the courses into multi-sensory representation with the help of various types of
digital media (Hoffman & Ralph, 2013). This would also stimulate the sense organs of the
student and would thus draw their attention to synchronize the video and audio. The use of
multisensory resources within the multimedia technology would be helpful in providing the
student with different kinds of learning materials, which would enhance the engagement and

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the retaining of the content of their learning courses. This would help in elevating the
efficiency of teaching and the effectiveness of the instruction within the classroom.
There are many aspects of learning that cannot be replaced by technology. Although
technology has been a major boom for the teaching sector. One of the aspect that would be
never be replaced is the relationship and the bond between teachers and students, which has
grown over the years.
Technology has certainly transformed the form of education in which the students
would gain knowledge but still it cannot be a form of replacement for the teachers. Highly
qualified teachers help in creating a good environment within the classroom, which is highly
necessary for motivating the students and thus lead them towards their path of achieving
success. The new generation of the students love the use of the technology in order to connect
with their teachers. In order to connect with the students, the teacher would have to connect
with the students in a physical form and thus would have to explore upon innovative ways of
engaging the students. Technology will undoubtedly play a major role in achieving the
purpose of the teachers. The use of technology has a major potential for the purpose of
upgrading the recent educational system (Lim et al., 2013).
There is no such software or machine or artificial intelligence software, which can
take care about the needs of the student and create an interaction within the classroom in a
way that the teachers would be able to teach their students. Apart from the use of advanced
form of technology, teachers would always be necessary within the classrooms for the
internal development of the children.
However, the teachers should be extremely careful when they have to choose the right
form of software within the classrooms. They should also take certain matter into