Michael A. Gennert, associate professor of computer science, admits he can't live without technology for library research, for staying in touch with students, parents and fellow researchers, and for managing classes. The only papers I exchange with my class are a first-day handout and exams. Everything else is electronic. Electronic learning also tends to be more experiential, providing real-world knowledge. They don't have the opportunity to take primary information from the field and make it their own.
Technology changes all that.
Students search out primary data and process large amounts. In one class she teaches, students use visualization software to view rotating, three-dimensional models of molecules. This technique allows a more authentic education based on experience. Students take information and process and draw inferences from it. The ability to do that is the hallmark of a truly educated person.