1. Hypertext and e-learning Fekete Zsombor MicroCad Conference 2003, március

2. Definition of hypertext Hypertext is the name of those electronic documents that contain special controlling elements of navigation within the actual document, or reaching external contents directly.

3. Three important differences between the “traditional” and “hypertext” documents  Not necessary linear  Not necessary homogeny  Not necessary printable

4. Hypertext formats HTML – used in Web-pages DHTML, PHP, Flash, etc. Newer office documents Hypermedia

5. Links Parts of the links  logical  physical Links format  Text  Button  Picture  Map  Control element Logical link Text

6. Linked Content Link type  Local link  Internal link  External link Content display  In browser  In frame  Pop-up  Mouse-over, tool-tip

7. Functions of the links Reference  External reference – Footmarks, literature, etc.  Internal reference – Cross-links

8. Functions of the links Understanding  Illustration (pictures, audio, etc.)  Collections (Vocabulary, Picture-collection, etc.)

9. Functions of the links Navigation  Paging (implicit and explicit sequential links)  External functions (communication, tests, etc.)

10. Functions of the links Non-linear structures  Alternative contents  Alternative exploration ways  Side-by-side information

11. How to use hypertext in e-learning? Question of linearity  What is the content?  What kind of knowledge do we want to share?  How do we want to share?  What experiences do the learners have?

12. How to use hypertext in e-learning? Question of additional content  How many links?  How to sign the links?  What kind of additional content?

13. How to use hypertext in e-learning? Question of presentation  E-book  Presentation  Multimedia learning material  Web  E-learning systems  E-blackboard  Etc.

14. Thanks for the attention! Fekete Zsombor jab-en@jab-en.net