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4. Internet:
Outside of class:
Required readings (having students read specific web pages
as assignments). Especially useful: on-line journals (e.g.
ISTE).
Student research (for sites on specific topics)
In-class use:
Instructor integrating web sites into teaching of lesson
(projecting sites on to the screen)
Having students use specific sites during class, either
working in groups, using their laptops, or in computer lab,
with one or two students per computer.
Having students integrate web sites into class presentations
(so that as students present to the class, they project the
web site onto the screen and use this as part of their
presentations)
Internet issues:
Connection to Internet may be slow or unreliable. Instructors need to be able to make
connections to access course site, outside sites, and UMD server.
Quality of web sites: Students are still not discerning consumers and are not
differentiating between reputable and poor sites.
Students' over reliance on the Internet for research (many not using the library at all).
Students are plagiarizing work from the Internet.
Accessibility and equity issues:
Not all students have access to the Internet off campus (and even on campus) and are
thus being disadvantaged by classes they place heavy emphasis on use of the Internet.
For some commuters from outside of the region in rural areas dialing UMD or their
Internet Service Provider is a long-distance call and thus becomes very costly.
Not all students are comfortable using computers (in and out of class).
Instructor use:
Creating computer based materials for class is very time consuming, especially for
beginning users.
Learning the necessary skills and keeping up-to-date is very time consuming.
Even once an instructor has a course web site online, maintaining it is time consuming
(especially checking to see that external links are working and monitoring online class
discussions).
over reliance or inappropriate use of computers as a teaching tool can compromise
teaching (and learning) effectiveness.
Academic Snobbery
Colleagues perceive its use as attempts to be "showy" or spoon feeding
Reference:
Retrieved on May 12, 2015
http://www.duluth.umn.edu/~hrallis/guides/computerideas.html