The Internet and Education: A Close Fit

Neil L. Rudenstine. 1997. Point of View: The Internet and Education, A Close Fit. Chronicle of Higher Education 21 February, A48. 

Points of Contact: 1. The Internet can provide access to essentially unlimited sources of information not conveniently obtainable through other means. 
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2. The Internet allows for the creation of unusually rich course materials.
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3. The Internet enhances the vital process of "conversational" learning. 
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4. The Internet reinforces the conception of students as active agents in the process of learning, not as passive recipients of knowledge from teachers and authoritative texts. 
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