Information Technology and the Classroom of the Future

Universities are usually successful in creating, gathering, and imparting knowledge. They are less successful in applying that knowledge to instructing. Academic researchers recognize the value -added of technology to communication, efficiency, and decision making, but the whiteboard and paper remain the primary teaching technologies in most classroom. There have been efforts in the academic community to move from a paper-based classroom to a paperless classroom. Unfortunately, these efforts have usually been isolated and generally have not tailored technology to support varied student learning styles. This paper presents a paperless classroom implementation that uses technology to support the model of learning appropriate to a particular learning situation. The focus is not on the technology but how the technology enhances learning. Please Cite: Adams, W. J. and Jansen, B.J. 1997. Information technology and the classroom of the future. Society for Information Technology in Education Conference. Orlando, Flori da. See Other Publications