Parents and students need to understand that technology affects the teaching and learning styles of faculty and students. Faculty on wired campuses use electronic means to engage students actively in the learning process, to develop their citical thinking skills, and 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.
The nature and extent of such use is a reflection of the overall integration of technology into the intellectual life of the campus.