The goals of EON

The learner can read these goals once entered on EON. The learner is encouraged to do so when visiting the Information Center in chamber 1.

>help goals Create an environment where students can learn and receive college credit through self paced study. Such an environment:

• a. Is social, supporting collaborative learning (e.g., synchronous communication)
• b. Teachs learners how to use it without requiring separate "manuals" or "instructions" external to the environment.
• c. Allows learners to prepare and share cognitive maps of what they've learned.
• d. Is not a closed system. That is, provides collaborative access to all internet resources within the environment itself.
• e. Is as schema-friendly as possible. That is, the methods of interaction seem familiar to the learner.
• f. Supports a variety of interface technology: vt100 (e.g., lynx), gui (e.g., mosaic) and potentially interface virtual reality
• g. Allows for extension of the environment. That is, learners may democratically add to and modify internet resources.
• h. Makes learning fun.

E.F.B