GOFIGURE INC - A HYPERMEDIA WEB-BASED CASE

Research attesting to the value of active learning has sparked an enor mous interest in the World Wide Web (WWW) as a means to facilitate suc h learning. Because the WEB is interactive in nature, educational expe riences are rapidly being developed using this rich resource. This pap er describes one such experience, a WEB-based case that provides stude nts with an opportunity to develop a feasibility study and also encour ages them to utilize decision-making skills. To present this example, we describe the case and its development process, unique in its inclus ion of diverse talents of students, instructional designers, and conte nt experts. A case study methodology is the means by which we explore the total process. Included is a survey whereby students ranked sundry questions. Based upon this study, we conclude that there are numerous benefits to using the WEB to facilitate active learning. (C) 1998 Els evier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.