Teaching in the Digital Age: "Teaching as You Were Taught" Won't Work

Abstract

In order to teach effectively in the digital age, teachers must realize that “teaching as you were taught” will no longer work. We believe that teachers will come to this realization when faced with three things: (1) research, (2) instructional models, and (3) success stories. We are creating all three in the Ameritech Electronic University School Classroom at Kent State University. The purpose of this chapter is to share our research, success stories, and instructional model with you as a scaffold to help you look forward and create your own new models of teaching and learning.