Quality time devoted to study increases learning. Many faculty members have found that by using technology, they increase students' time on task and help them manage their time wisely. Technology can also make study time more efficient by allowing students to work at other locations, increasing opportunity for communication with fellow students and faculty members, and providing access to important resources. Computers can also record student participation and track time on task. When faculty use e-mail and web pages to accomplish routine administrative tasks, they can use the saved class time for more productive interactive activities.
Good practice communicates high expectations.
Technology can communicate your expectations clearly and efficiently. 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.