It is also a recognition that students learn in a variety of ways and that a variety of media which can engage different learning styles can have a genuine effectiveness. The interactive CD ROM provides a self-paced learning experience as students can study the topic at their own speed and according to their own time schedules. The ROM is also a self-directed learning experience. Students do not have to be in a classroom setting or accessible to an instructor to make advances in learning. Limits of space and geography are not problems.
Mastery learning is enhanced through transcending classroom limits of time and content.
An interactive CD ROM also provides an important participatory dimension to the learning process since students move through the material by making their own responses at every point. Additionally, the ROM provides an instant and constant feedback for students as they make choices and responses to questions which in turn direct them to other issues and questions. Both deductive and inductive styles of learning will be possible. The primary goal of this project will be to provide a self-contained computer resource which can be a significant auxiliary aid for seminary students who are beginning their study of Christian theology. A primary audience for this ROM will be seminary students at the Masters level who are interested in beginning a study of Christian theology.