Utilizing Web Enhanced Technology In Environmental Courses

“Traditional Learning”, lectures at a prescribed place and time, is a proven teaching method especially effective for communicating large amounts of information. The lecture method is instructor centered, not student centered. The teacher is in control of the pace and order of the material. It does not accommodate the wide range of student backgrounds or adjusts easily to variations in learning styles. Materials presented in class are determined and limited to those selected by the instructor or included in the textbook. Professional communication skills, through the Internet or in a team atmosphere, are also limited. Furthermore, time and costs limit the instructor’s ability to present multiple materials to accommodate more than one learning style thus affecting the student’s education and life-long learning skills.