If students know that their work will be published on the web for others to examine, they may be more inclined to work harder. Technology can help faculty display student examples of excellent, average, and poor performance on graded work. Audio and video clips are useful in evaluating performance-based work. In addition, course web pages and the use of the Internet make it possible to blur the boundary between instructional materials and research. You can increase intellectual curiosity by making more advanced information easily available to students.
Good practice respects diverse talents and ways of learning.
Perhaps most important, students learn in many different ways and need opportunities to perform in ways that work best for them. Technology provides diverse venues for learning, including visual resources such as graphics and illustrations, sound, simulation, and virtual experiences. Through varied technological resources, students can reinforce their knowledge and skills. Technology also allows students to set their own pace, conduct self-assessment, structure their knowledge, and build alternate cognitive paths. Technology alone, however, is not the answer.