Web-based resources have the ability to appeal to the senses and communicate distant places and times. Gaming software can motivate students by getting them actively involved. Hypertext links help students see interconnections and actively build their own knowledge structures. Good practice gives prompt feedback. Students need help in assessing their own knowledge.
Technology enhances the ability to provide quality feedback in a timely manner.
Video or audio recordings can help both students and faculty assess certain performances. Web-based case studies and role modeling allow students to practice new thinking skills and examine the results. Faculty and peers can use word processing options to comment on student writing. With the abundance of resources available on the WWW, students learn how to assess the reliability of information they find. Web-based technology also makes it possible to store and access portfolios of student work and examine growth in skills and knowledge.