Uses of the Web in Education

Educational Possibilities Offered by the Web

The Web offers a variety of educational opportunities:

• Simplified creation, distribution, and maintenance of educational materials
• Fisheries 101 - University of Washington. Class Web page continuously updated as quarter progresses
  http://weber.u.washington.edu/~fish101
• Student-centered learning
• InterQuest - Ethical Frameworks - University of Oregon. Offers multiple concurrent pathways for students to explore depending on their philosophical orientation
  http://iq.orst.edu/phil201/s96/09eth01.html
• Multiple channels for educational participation
• Physics: Electricity and Magnetism - An educational TV series well supported by Web pages
  http://www.washington.edu/home/physics/
• Content reinforcement
• Diagnoser: An Instructional Aid for Physics - Asks questions, then explores the logic of the answer you select
  http://weber.u.washington.edu/~augraf/diagnoser/diagnoser.html
• Easy access to current information
• Centers for Disease Control - Huge, constantly changing archive of information about diseases among us
  http://www.cdc.gov/
• Multimedia presentation of content
• Homeless Voices - Recordings of interviews with people living on the street
  http://www2.ari.net/home/nch/vocpage1.html
• Bat Conservation International - Photos and calls of bats from around the world
  http://www.batcon.org/index.html

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