Abstract
Although the majority of web based educational tools of today are unremarkable, are sometimes difficult to access and are not completely reliable, there is a mounting push for students and faculty to use these tools. The formidable technical challenges that confront students and faculty attempting to implement these technologies often quickly overshadows the more fundamental question—how should existing and future technologies be used in the teaching and learning process? Assuming, for example, that a given piece of technology could be implemented universally without difficulty and perform exactly as expected, what is the impact? Having made fair and unbiased evaluations concerning a given technology, important questions regarding implementation remain. For those that have resigned themselves to providing course material via the web, a common question for both educational institutions as well as individual faculty is if now is the best time to begin. One workable, logical progression path involves using a four-step process. The foundation of this process begins with experimentation, moves to deployment from templates, then to redeveloping pages based on need and student feedback, and finally to using this experience in innovation specifically tailored to the class needs.
Recommended Citation
Malm, Loren D.; Malone, Bobby G.; Nay, Fred W.; Oliver, Brad E.; Saunders, Nancy G.; and Thompson, Jay C. Jr.
(1998)
"Appropriate Educational Applications of the World Wide Web Today,"
Mid-Western Educational Researcher: Vol. 11:
Iss.
4, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/mwer/vol11/iss4/5
