Smart Classrooms And Hybrid Courses

Abstract

Many new technologies have expanded the capabilities of what educators may accomplish in the classroom.  This paper points out how some of these technologies have been incorporated into the Spanish Curriculum at the US Coast Guard Academy.   Specifically addressed are issues of how these technologies may be used while maintaining sound pedagogical practice, an issue which remains unclear to many, and which is continually changing with each new technological advance.  The paper discusses: how the internet is being used in and out of the classroom, to what extent students are using it, what student reactions to it have been, how it enhances the student learning process and some ways in which these methods may be used in other disciplines.