Element

Pedagogical Significance

implications for teaching methodology; implications for learning outcomes

Technological Significance

implications for users and designers

Does Not's

• does not abandon the students to cyberspace in absentee landlord style
• does not require assignments that have no purpose in the course other than to provide a grading opportunity; does not otherwise require "busywork"

• does not clutter the bandwidth with unnecessary gadgetry/gizmos/multimedia fluff
• does not have a busy, cluttered feel -- course structure and page appearance is instead elegant and simple to follow