Online Learning Update Ray Schroeder, editor, COLRS - Online@Illinois Springfield

Online Learning Update - a blog published daily since 2001 by Ray Schroeder, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Springfield

Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Web-Enabled Simulations: Exploring the Learning Process - Kendall Whitehouse, Educause Quarterly
The Wharton School explores whether Web-enabled simulations provide new ways of learning that are fundamentally unlike traditional methods. There is a frequently voiced belief that information technology (IT) will transform the educational process. We often hear assertions that high-speed data networks, rich media content, and compelling user interfaces created with tools like Macromedia Flash and Dynamic HTML will surely revolutionize learning. Although many educators feel that technology will have a significant—even profound—impact on learning, how this will happen is less certain.

 



Comments: Post a Comment


Fair Use