If There Is No Significant Difference, Why Should We Care?

Trying to make sure technology-mediated education, especially in the age of the internet, is ‘as good as’ traditional modes of education delivery seems a low goal to set. Instead, we should be examining how we might best utilize the unique capabilities afforded us by internet technology – asynchronous learning, interactive simulations, direct links to resources, individualized coursework – to improve learning outcomes (Twigg, 2001).