You want your learners to work in collaborative teams and networks that are not bound by the walls and grounds of your location.
More Learning
You want your learners to learn more than previously possible through print technology and gain greater mastery over the subject matter.
Education Technology Objectives
More Cost-Effective Learning
You want learning the amount of learning per dollar spent to be greater.
Education Technology Objectives
Differentiating Roles and Specializing
You want to allow each person to focus more on the more narrowly defined role, specialize, and improve the quality of their work on their areas of expertise (e.g., assessment, curriculum development, discussion, administrative processes, lecture, mentoring, counseling, etc.) and use technology to help free up time and reorganize the work to make this possible.
Education Technology Objectives
Virtual Reality
You want to be able to simulate real environments that are too dangerous, expensive and/or remote to provide at your school.
Education Technology Objectives
Courseware Development
You want to do what was once only the province of textbook companies, moviemakers and computer specialists: make multimedia courseware.
Education Technology Objectives
Reach New Markets
You want to export your unique and high quality programs into areas beyond the magic 30-minute, 30-mile barrier.
Education Technology Objectives
Expand Offerings
You want to be able to increase your offerings beyond what is possible and/or affordable with conventional educational delivery systems. You want to do this to attract and keep more students and increase the value of your programs.
Education Technology Objectives
Survival
You want to make sure you are not bypassed by other delivery systems
and that your school is equal to or better than the competition in the use and availability of education materials and information technology.