Appropriate use of technology can enhance teaching. As people best learn in various ways, technology may be used to adapt to different learning styles. Hands-on exploration in laboratories is essential. Directed group activities expose students to several approaches to the same problem. Various methods of presentation that make use of the computer to simulate and demonstrate concepts add variety to lectures and provide students with different stimuli.
Web sites can provide interactive exercises for self-paced learning.
The importance of technology in today's society cannot be overlooked and, if used wisely, technology can be an integral part of good teaching. I teach because I have a passion for sharing what I have learned with others. The nervous excitement I often get before entering a classroom with a new idea to explore with my students is exhilarating. The joy of discovery, shared with a student who struggled with a topic but now understands, is a tremendous reward. The responsibility of being entrusted with another's educational experience is sometimes overwhelming but is also a special privilege.