Internet-supported creative learning: The application of network in learning

Abstract

Internet-supported creative learning is highly autonomous and has special demands for the sufficiency of the way of obtaining information. As an important way of creative learning, network media permits the learners to obtain information they need conveniently and immediately, promotes the personalized interaction of learners who conduct the creative learning and that of learners with their instructors, provides the tool and technique which creative learning needs, provides the teaching through network (on-line teaching), and improves the autonomy of learners and incurs their strong interests and motivation in learning. Meanwhile, instructors should try their best to avoid the negative effect of the Internet on learners. ©2010 IEEE.