1. 1Democratising Factors Enabling factors: The Internet downloads broadcasting capacity to individuals Target Audience: The target audience is not limited by advertising as in TV economics Outreach: There are no limits on the range – University/School links etc Specialist Involvement: Individuals with expertise can now broadcast their ideas International Perspective: The international aspect of the sciences paralleled by the global reach of the Internet

2. 2 Educational Factors Flexibility: More educational approaches are made possible by the Internet –moving images etc Interactivity: Participation of the target audience is now possible enabling interactivity and feedback Experimental: The medium allows individual to experiment and develop their new approaches Subjectivity: The media are steeped in an objective miasma which is the anathema of creativity. The Internet enables individuals to develop their own subjective ideas

3. 3 Economics Factors Inexpensive Technology: Internet broadcasting is cheap Accessibility: Streaming on-demand is a revolution makes TV channels with fixed programming obsolete Searching: Browsers make reliable science locatable Synergy: Synergistic cooperation leads to optimisation of the Internet’s educational potential Exponential Growth: The growth of the network will parallel the growth of general Internet websites Location: The logistic factors simplify the accessibility as broadcast material may be located at interlinked sites

5. GENERAL NOTES The Key Factors of the Internet as Educational Tool 1Democratising Factors Enabling factors: The Internet downloads broadcasting capacity to individuals Target Audience: The target audience is not limited by advertising as in TV economics Outreach: There are no limits on the range – University/School links etc Specialist Involvement: Individuals with expertise can now broadcast their ideas International Perspective: The international aspect of the sciences paralleled by the global reach of the Internet