Also, it has enhanced faculty and student communication. One of the main reasons that MTSU has made such a large commitment to technology in the classroom is that the faculty have found it to be a very valuable tool. In its simplest application, technology improves the organization and legibility of an instructor's material. In more complex applications, technology allows presentation of materials in the classroom that would otherwise not be possible. For instance, one MTSU professor is working on using technology in the classroom to create a virtual workplace.
Technology enables MTSU faculty to bring the information world into their classrooms.
They are able to display and demonstrate information from a variety of sources including the World Wide Web, Gopher servers, newsgroups, and other Internet resources. An MTSU economics professor at MTSU found the ability to manipulate and search large amounts of current information in his classes very beneficial. He felt that technology-based resources in the classroom gave his course an international flavor and brought life to some topics that had previously been pretty dry. Communicating effectively with students is always a challenge for a busy faculty member. MTSU faculty find that the communication they have with their students is improved through the application of WWW page postings, Web bulletin boards, discussion groups, listservs, and chat sessions.