ELEMENTS AND IMPLICATIONS OF A HYPERTEXT PEDAGOGY

This paper describes elements of a pedagogy for writing hypertext stor ies in year eight classes in secondary schools. Over a period of 18 mo nths, 100 students in three schools completed handwritten and hypertex t stories. The pedagogical elements identified include the use of pict ures in hypertexts, collaboration, screen-based writing, non-linear wr iting and student oral presentations of hypertext stories with an LCD projector. Some future trends in students' hypertext writing research are identified. The paper argues that the teaching practices described challenge accepted notions of teaching. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd . All rights reserved.