Much more we're talking about having software that is very easy to interact with and reflects the nature of how people think, so that they can offer a learning environment that is very exciting to children. During one third students are using software to gain experiences they might not be able to have without software. Another third of the day would be spent discussing their experiences with the software with the teacher and with other students, to give each other interest in what the other kid has done. I'd like to see the other third of the day spent being out and doing real things. I think the role of the teacher as the person who stands up and tells people stuff is just over.
Teachers have to understand that their role is going to be different.
To a large extent, I feel that many of them will welcome the new role of being a discussant and a motivator and an encourager. Elliot Soloway Elliot Soloway is a professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the School of Education, University of Michigan. He is editor of the Interactive Learning Environments journal. It's commonly said that technology will change the way learning takes place. A colleague and I have been surveying teachers across the country and we've asked that exact question.