Namely, that most of the extant research on the effectiveness technology in teaching is inconclusive. Just as our chemistry faculty here at KKU have found, there does not seem to much difference in performance between students who learn using computer technology and those who learn in classes that do not use computers. There is some evidence that students who learn science topics using computers are more satisfied with their experience than students who learn without computers. Satisfaction, however, is not the same as performance. However, a skilled teacher can create an active learning environment without the use of computers.
Technology certainly has a place in instruction.
The use of computers for data acquisition in laboratory courses allows instructors and students to focus on ideas rather than on the tedious process of data collection. Likewise, computers allow students in these courses to develop a better feel for the interpretation of the data. However, what we perhaps are beginning to realize is that computers don't produce instructional miracles. The Irascible Professor invites your comments . All rights reserved.