Through on-line technologies, we finally we have the means to create the forms learning environments that we know work best. The classroom of tomorrow is starting to emerge and it is quite different to the classroom to which many are accustomed. Perhaps the most noticeable difference is in the roles of the participants. Everyone seems to be doing things a bit differently. On-line environments provide both teachers and learners with access to more open forms of content and away from the rigid structures to which we have been accustomed.
Many possibilities exist.
Freedom of Information. Whereas previously teachers might have organised courses around a single printed text, the opportunities created by on-line learning encourage the adoption of quite different sources of information and through this, changed roles for the learners using the materials and the teachers who provide access to them. On-line learning can be an active and engaging experience. Students are encouraged to collaborate and work together. The environment is usually one of a shared learning space with learners attentive and receptive to others in the class.