Is hypermedia usage increasing in education?
In their 1996 paper on the impact of technological convergence on educators, Adam and Wilson presented results of a survey carried out among educators in the higher education sector who “make the decision, or who influence the decision, to adopt textbooks and other educational materials” [HREF 1]. In the 1995 study, 750 questionnaires were posted to educators in Chemistry, Marketing and Psychology as well as to TAFE (Business) instructors who are involved in first year curriculum decisions. These disciplines were chosen because publishers advised that these were high among the disciplines with large first year student numbers. Publishers advised that it is in these subjects where it might be expected to see the commercial publication and widespread distribution of interactive hypermedia educational materials begin. (For example, Dryden Press’ CD-ROM based product: John H. Lindgren and Terence A. Shimp, 1995 Marketing: An Interactive Learning System, Dryden Press, Orlando.) Complete res
