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Of course, this can be an issue with any "cookbook" style hands-on
"experiment."  That's why, I suppose, Inquiry Based learning has become so in vogue --
though that has its drawbacks too!
I do understand the argument that some people will claim that digital
tools can be a diversion from true learning.  For example, I really
believe that simulated experiments with canned outcomes is not a good
use of computers.  So it is now a big challenge for formal and informal
educators to figure out how to incorporate them into the kind of
learning that we think is valuable.

Lisa Jo Rudy, Writer/Consultant
625 Chelten Hills Drive
Elkins Park, PA 19027
www.lisarudy.com
215-635-9735

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