Information and learning benefits of the internet
The internet is a powerful tool for developing communication and collaboration skills. Above all, the internet is an effective means of building language skills. Through email, chat rooms and discussion groups, students learn the basic principles of communication in the written form.
The internet also provides a powerful resource for learning and an efficient means of communication. Its use in the library can provide a number of specific learning benefits, including the development of:
- independent learning and research skills, such as improved access to subject learning across a wide range of learning areas; and
- communication and collaboration, such as the ability to use learning technologies to access resources, create resources and communicate with others.
Learning depends on the ability to find relevant and reliable information quickly and easily, and to select, interpret and evaluate that information. Searching for information on the internet can help to develop these skills. Since many sites adopt particular views about issues, the internet is a useful mechanism for developing the skills of distinguishing fact from opinion and exploring subjectivity and objectivity.
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