Technology can benefit learning in so many ways. Consider the following ways technology might enhance the learning experiences of your own students:
Enhance the Presentation of a Concept
- Illustrate procedures, equipment, or situations that students may not have the chance to experience firsthand
- Help students visualize problems they will encounter in industry
- Help students gain access to a wide range of information
Stimulate Learner Participation
- Reach students with different learning styles, including visual, auditory, and experiential learners
- Help students gain experience with a process or skill
- Build community
- Encourage students to interact with material
- Facilitate effective teamwork
Enable Self-Instruction
- Add depth to points covered in lecture or demonstration
- Free students from taking notes
Extend Information Access
- Increase communication among teachers and students
- Emphasize key points in lab or lecture
- Clarify lecture, lab, or textbook explanations
- Improve access to educational resources
- Provide feedback
Bring the World into the Classroom
- Enable students to interact with authentic data
Help in Administrative Tasks
- Free up instructors' time for instruction and relationship development with students by streamlining processes
- Eliminate the need for extensive photocopying and give students more access to classroom materials by managing information
