I use IT intensively and in varied contexts in my classes. As teachers, we sometimes forget that the most important ongoing activity in our classes is not teaching, but learning, and I believe that IT is dramatically improving the learning experience of our students.
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Communication and Collaboration . I use electronic conferencing to generate discussions on a variety of topics outside of class. Participants can open threads of discussion to which others can respond. The e-conference for a particular course has many different topics under discussion at any one time. I find that the electronic conferencing format stimulates students who otherwise might be reticent to speak up in such a large class to raise questions and enter into discussions on a variety of topics outside of class.