There is instantaneous contact between any two or more points on the globe. Students can now be anywhere at any time to view or contribute to works of all sorts. Instead of re-inventing the wheel, schools and universities can put more wheels in motion. They can learn from others across the country and put those lessons to work in their own communities. At the same time, there's a danger in confusing the tool with the content.
Technology is a tool.
The ability to put words, images and sounds together, to do all the things that the arts teach us to do, can be enhanced and improved through the use of technology. Yet, just like any other tool, you can create bad art as well as good art. Part of what we're trying to create are informed eyes and ears and other senses, and to be able to distinguish between good and great. No, it's not cheating. Photography, which has been around over 100 years, has just received official recognition as an art form.