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Wednesday, November 07, 2001
http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=869 Toward More Effective Instructional Uses of Technology: The Shift to Virtual Learning by Michelle A. Johnston and Nancy Cooley Educators are increasingly recognizing that technology is revolutionizing our field. Shank (2000), for example, argues that technology is altering the structure of education by disregarding institutional walls and developing new ways to access information, solve problems, and collaborate. These developments are particularly advantageous for students, who can now contact experts located at a distance when conducting their research. For example, while writing a paper on economic development in South America, a New York University student searched the Internet to locate and contact an economist in Argentina by e-mail. The economist not only shared information with the student, but also critiqued his paper and requested that the student send him a copy for his archives. In this case, technology clearly extended education by facilitating the student's contact with an international expert and promoting a relationship between student and expert that was sustained throughout all stages of the production of knowledge....
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