Collaborating to Create Media-Savvy Young People: The George Lucas Educational Foundation's article in Edutopia by Sara Armstrong, Milton Chen, and Roberta Furger tells about how schools are developing stronger media literacy skills by using interdisciplinary curriculum.
How People Learn: This site prepared by the Education National Research Council tells about learners and learning, teachers and teaching, and future directions for the science of learning. One of the conclusions presented is that bringing real-world problems into classrooms through the use of videos, demonstrations, simulations, and Internet connections to concrete data is one of ways that technology can be used to help meet the challenges of establishing effective learning environments.
Computers in Education, A Brief History: An article in The Journal's May 2003 Issue will place visual techniques, virtual reality, distance education and learning-on-demand in historical context with how technology has and is changing education.
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