Students have access to a wealth of new information and new communication resources. The learning networks established and facilitated by The Digital Agora enable students to communicate with their peers at different educational institutions around the world, with decision-makers in the private and public sectors, with community leaders, activists, and other stockholders. A key objective of The Digital Agora is to encourage collaboration and interaction. Students assume an active role in defining when and how much how deeply they want to learn. Online sources, traditional sources, and textbooks are recommended to further the students learning experience.
Students gain the practical experience of publishing a paper.
Their work for the course requirements goes far beyond the traditional student-professor exchange. The Digital Agora Mainpage is the starting point for the CD and web page. From the home page, one can easily access all components of the CD, the course web pages, and the Newsstand. Access to all the class home pages is merely a click away on the Digital Agora home page. Each class using the Agora has its own web page where all information is available 24 hours a day.