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Using multimedia in
teaching Islamic studies
Wan Noor Hazlina Wan
Jusoh1* and Kamaruzaman Jusoff2
1Centre
for Islamic Thought and Understanding, Universiti Teknologi
MARA, Dungun Campus, 23000 Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia.
2Universiti
Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
wanno561@tganu.uitm.edu.my Tel.: 012-3595232.
Accepted 23 October, 2009 |
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The sophistication of multimedia technologies nowadays gives
a great challenge to educators in order to continuously play
significant roles in the borderless globalisation of
information era. This challenge should not be regarded as a
threat but should be accepted as a great reward to education
world, which is able to produce an amazing result if the
tools are used correctly and wisely. Thus, the main purpose
of this paper is to discuss the use of multimedia in
teaching and learning process. In this paper, researcher
will share their experience in teaching Islamic Studies in
Taylor’s University College, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
using multimedia as beneficial tools in enhancing learning
process. In Islamic education, human’s achievement in
Information Communication Technology (ICT) is a sign of
knowledge achievement that need to be used to find the
truth. Hence, in order to guide students towards the truth
and simultaneously to make the teaching and learning process
enjoyable, researcher had used various multimedia tools.
Among them are PowerPoint slides, video clips, mind map and
internet. As a result, students found that Islamic Studies
subject is very interesting and entertaining and it can be
proven that it is not impossible to transform a dry and
plain subject to be fun and interactive lesson.
Key words:
Multimedia, Islamic studies, microsoft powerpoint, video,
mind map. |
