Using Multimedia in Virtual Learning Platform Environments

Abstract

Communicating, sharing knowledge and experiences is something inherent in human beings, the ways of doing it have evolved over time. Through this essay, I desire to share with other people the practices and existing resources in the virtual learning platforms, particularly the inclusion of multimedia, which turns out to be a great support for facilitators and virtual tutors as this is the future of new paradigms of education. Multimedia is a vast resource, which can be defined as a system that uses more than one means of communication to send or present information, combining text, image, sound and video. In addition, it can be used synchronously (communication in real time) or asynchronously (communication not in real time).