Technology is, at a minimum, a tool for faculty and students to use along the path of instruction.
At best, it is a new paradigm that relieves many of the constraints that traditional instructional methods have imposed upon the process for years. In an asynchronous environment, that is, one unconstrained by time and space, we can accommodate multiple student learning styles, encourage new levels of student creativity, and meet their need for repetition and innovation. We can represent the unseen orbits of electrons in an atom, or virtual worlds that exist only in our minds. We can communicate, collaborate, and research with our reference sources coming from throughout the world. Illinois State University has invested heavily in instructional technology in recent years.