 | I first began using Internet technologies in my classes in 1995 |
| Teaching today requires adjusting to the changing contours of information.
 | 87% of Public Elementary Schools and High Schools are Online, 51% of
Instructional Classrooms1. |
| In Missouri: 95% of schools and 74% of classrooms2
are connected. |
| Computers/Internet are basic teaching tools. |
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| Teaching also requires developing new ways of providing students with access to information.
| Information Literacy:
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| Through my Home Page I attempt
to give my students, and a host of others, access to a variety of resources
which can enhance (or inundate) their learning experience. I also try
to have a little fun. |
Problems
| Using Text and Images versus Face-to-Face Instruction. |
| Education or Information: David
Noble and Control of Resources. |
| Administering and Using the New System3:
What if we gave a web class and nobody came? |
I experiment with ways of making the WWW a part of a self-guided learning
experience.
Notes:
- National Center for Education Statistics, "Internet Access in Public
Schools and Classrooms: 1994-98, (http://nces.ed.gov/pubs99/1999017.html).
February 1999.
- Terence Samuel, "As More Schools Gain Access to Net, Efficient Use
Lags, U. S. Official Says," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Wednesday, March
15, 2000.
- Jeffery R. Young, "At Iowa, An Experimental On-Line Course for 1,900
Students Runs Into Problems," The Chronicle of Higher Education,
Tuesday, November 16, 1999. (http://chronicle.com/free/99/11/99111601t.htm).
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