September 2007
Cover Story
Interactive learning, and the technology that supports it, is being recognized as an important element applicable at all levels of education.As schools and colleges race one another to offer the best education experiences to discerning consumers - their students, the role of interactive learning technology in combining new content in innovative ways is under heightened scrutiny.

In response to an increase in buyer willingness to invest in tools leading to a richer education experience, Middle East markets have seen an influx of interactive learning products supplementing traditional classroom setups.

But how does one go about defining the concept of interacting learning? After all, most learning, from sophisticated webcast lectures to conventional chalk and talk classrooms, is interactive because the students and teachers are communicating. It is this confusion in terminology that can make the adoption of interactive technology open to misinterpretations.

Fundamentally, interactive learning technology is a host of tools, hardware and teaching methods that all have one thing in common - an emphasis on engaging the student in a bilateral conversation and exploration. Interactive learning is any learning that involves IT-facilitated interaction with students, instructors, the environment, and content. This makes interactive learning quite unlike old-fashioned training videos and online material that brooked no argument and allowed no feedback.

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