New Technologies and Leadership Training
In: Academic leadership
ISSN: 1533-7812
e-Learning and simulations are amongst new technologies that receive both praises and criticisms.Because of their potential, many educational institutions are attracted to implement and use them. Onthe other hand, because of their costs, many academics are sceptical about these new tools. Apartfrom the costs, many scholars argue about the effectiveness of e-learning and simulations in improvingstudents' grades. Actually, there is no guarantee that any one learning and teaching tool could helpstudents perform better academically. That is why it is always a wise decision to blend the teaching andlearning approaches.