Instructions and explanations can be refined immediately without the need to reprint handouts. For those students without access to resource materials, links to supplemental readings provide additional information. Links to examples provide the student with a comparison of how their finished product should look. Student learning is reinforced by immediate responses to quizzes and links are available to obtain an explanation of the correct answer. Several needs are met by putting this support on Mosaic.
Less paper is handed out in the classroom.
An absent student does not have to wait for the handout before beginning homework assignments. And the Windows environment allows the student to have the instructions on the same screen as the homework in progress. Comment forms and email make it easier for the student to communicate with the teacher. Faculty office hours and student availability do not have to match for communication to take place. Supplementing Mosaic with a newsgroup where students can collaborate increases the learning experience.