The application of information technology enables human knowledge to spread, accumulate, analyze, combine, store and reproduce rapidly, thus providing more means for people to use knowledge, acquire knowledge and re develop knowledge. Therefore, the growth rate of knowledge is extremely rapid in the information age, forming a "knowledge explosion",This requires that teaching methods and means must adapt to the development of information technology and the requirements of the information society.
1. Multimedia education
With the development and application of information technology, a large number of electronic education communication media have been developed and applied in the process of education and teaching.The rapid development of multimedia technology has provided more possibilities for the change of teaching forms, teaching means, teaching methods and teaching ideas. At present, the research trends and hot spots in the application of multimedia education mainly include virtual realityWebsite Design, electronic publications and hypermedia technology.
In the field of education, virtual reality technology can be well applied to the establishment of virtual learning environment, that is, to establish a virtual learning scene similar to the real environment.The University of Houston in the United States has established a virtual reality physics laboratory using virtual reality technology. Students can use this laboratory to carry out experiments on all basic laws in college physics, and can make detailed observations to obtain physical concepts and knowledge. The University of North Carolina in the United States has established a chemical virtual reality system using virtual reality technology,Users can process molecules manually in this system;The University of Twente in the Netherlands has established a virtual library system, which is like being in a real library, and you can quickly and easily access all kinds of required materials and books.
Electronic publications refer to all kinds of electronic books based on multimedia technology.In order to further enhance the function of electronic publications, many electronic publications, especially electronic textbooks, have adopted new software technologies such as hypertext and hypermedia.With more and more information being digitized, electronic publications based on multimedia will be more widely used in the field of education.
2. Online education
In China, the application of network education has become one of the important aspects of the development of information technology in educational application.The implementation of "modern distance education project" proposed in the Action Plan for Revitalizing Education in the 21st Century is the mainstream and trend of the development of online education applications in the world today.In the application field of online education, the development trends and hotspots mainly include distance learning, online schools, campus networks, computer supported cooperative learning (CSCL), etc.
Strictly speaking, network distance learning refers to the realization of curriculum transmission and teaching in a global or regional scope through the Internet or local area network. The prominent feature of this kind of teaching is that it must reflect two-way, real-time and interactive.Traditional distance learning methods (such as television and radio) do not have these characteristics.
Online school and online distance education are totally different concepts.A real online school should put all the functions of a school on the network, rather than just a few online courses and some distance learning resources.As a real online school, students can not only know all the information of the school directly online (including the history of the school, the purpose and characteristics of running the school, the situation of teachers, and the curriculum), but also enable students to realize the whole process of learning online, including enrollment and registration of humanities, payment, learning and practice, access to information, examinationsObtaining credits, degrees, etc.
Campus network is a network system based on LAN technology. It connects all computers and related equipment distributed in a school to the network center in the school, realizing the sharing of various teaching resources and effective management of the school.In concept, campus network is completely different from online school.The main functions of the campus network are mainly applied within the campus, while the functions of the online school are mainly oriented outside the campus.
Computer supported cooperative learning refers to group or group learning based on the network.This form of learning emphasizes supporting the interactive activities between students through the network. Students can break through the geographical and time constraints and carry out cooperative learning such as peer teaching, discussion and exchange, extracurricular interest activities, etc.This form of cooperative learning can not only effectively improve the efficiency of the use of the network and enhance the learning effect of students, but also help to cultivate the cooperative spirit of students.