They can create critical editions of short works, and then publish them on the web, with critical terms defined in links or pop-ups. The Web is a source of information that extends beyond the classroom in many ways. Materials, resources, and information that students learn to access, evaluate, and manipulate in class will be available to them after they leave the class or the university. As students become literate in using the Web, they can bring the world to their screen. As teachers become comfortable with technology, they can find new ways to engage students actively in the learning process, to develop their critical thinking skills, to allow students to experience diverse approaches to course material, and to accommodate a greater variety of learning styles.
Students use the technology to work productively with faculty and with each other.
There is much that is still uncertain or unfinished in the introduction of technology into teaching and learning at liberal arts colleges. Changes in pedagogy resulting from the availability of new kinds of electronic materials and different tools for using them are raising questions about the way faculty members and students interact and undertake their relative responsibilities in the academy. As our world evolves, it seems clear that we are not facing a struggle between poetry and Mammon, but rather a natural and inevitable fusion of the liberal arts with modern technologies. Students need to know not only how to use the World Wide Web to get information, but also how to use their reasoning skills, judgment and historical perspective to help them distinguish good sources of information from bad ones. Technology, if utilized properly, places the emphasis more clearly on learning rather than teaching.