We have exploited these features of the WWW in our classes. We have posted our class notes, syllabus. Students perceived this to be extremely effective. The material is available to them in any setting at any time arranged in the order that they desire. Thus the student no longer is restricted to learning at a specific time in a specific room but rather learn when the time is best for them.
Faculty also provide links on their pages to other sites.
Effectively multiplying the resources to which the students are exposed. Electronic Mail Electronic mail is becoming more widely used across campuses nation wide and probably world wide. It's hard to experience the Web without quickly realizing the need for electronic mail or 'an e-mail address'. Students are entering college with experience in electronic mail. IRC allows the users to communicate through the keyboard at the same time or 'realtime'.