The Classroom Environment
A Changing Balance of Power - What is available today?
Someone said that we LEARN:

YESTERDAY: Traditional - Paper, pencil, crayons, & physical objects
TODAY : ++ more books, a few computers, OH projector, cassete player, VCR-TV
FUTURE: ++ Each student with own controlled-computer and materials, Internet / Intranet communications
10%  of what we READ
Pencil/Printed Paper
Limited WRITTEN media
Extended WRITTEN media

20% of what we HEAR

Personal access
Limited SOUND media
Extended SOUND media
30% of what we SEE
Paper & Personal
Non-Interactive VISUAL media
Interactive VISUAL media
50% of what we SEE AND HEAR
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Multimedia
70% of what we DISCUSS with others
Personal access
Personal access
+ Interactive media
80% of what we EXPERIENCE personally
Personal access
Personal access
+ Interactive media
95% of what we TEACH someone else
Personal access
Personal access
+ Interactive media
What do you think?
 
If "a picture is worth a thousand words..",
how many words is an interactive animation worth?