Malaysian Perspective: Designing Interactive Multimedia Learning Environment for Moral Values Education

• Published in: Educational technology & society Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 143 - 152
• Main Authors: Mukti, Norhayati Abd, Hwa, Siew Pei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Palmerston North International Forum of Educational Technology & Society 01-10-2004
• Subjects: Animation; Audiovisual instruction; CAI; CD-ROM; Children; Computer assisted instruction; Computer Graphics; Computer Uses in Education; Courseware; Culturally Relevant Education; Education; Educational Environment; Educational Technology; Folktales; Full Length Articles; Information technology; Interactive learning; Language Arts; Learning; Learning Modules; Malaysia; Moral education; Moral Values; Morality; Multimedia; Multimedia computer applications; Multimedia Instruction; Multimedia materials; Oral literature; Oral narratives; Reading Instruction; Story Telling; Storytelling; Teaching Methods; Technology Integration; Values Education; Malaysia
• ISSN: 1176-3647; 1436-4522; 1436-4522

The field of education is faced with various new challenges in meeting with the demands of teaching and learning for the 21st century. One of the new challenges is the call for the integration of ICT (Information and communication technologies) in teaching and learning as an alternative mode of instruction delivery. Multimedia technology for instance, has the potential in transforming traditional classrooms into a world of unlimited imaginary environment. This paper reports on a research project on development of an interactive multimedia courseware package for moral values education using traditional Malay oral narratives called CITRA. CITRA uses CD-ROM and the computer as a means of dissemination. It is a didactic tool created for the teaching and learning of good moral values in an interactive multimedia environment. It is made up of four learning modules: Storytelling World module, Enjoyable Reading World module, Word Enrichment Corner module, and Mind Test Land module. The tool's most important feature is its user interaction capability. The principle objective of this project is to create a pedagogical tool that combines on-screen text, graphics, animation, audio and video in an enticing environment and thus enables the positive values and images of stories to be projected.