Using technology to assess the way students learn enables teachers to not only measure the outcome, but also the approaches used and the students' learning experience. A wiki allows teachers to watch progressive knowledge develop due to the ability to backtrack and view any changes and, within a four-week period, students logged 35,000 page loads that were detailed and in-depth.

After the success of the wiki, teachers experimented with other technology types -- cell phones and podcasting for example. The other technologies were being used just as much as the wiki and teachers were able to see learning approaches and experiences that are not seen everyday. (less info)