is ens ory ▁learning ▁environments . ▁ ▁Time ▁management ▁tools ▁for ▁the ▁efficient ▁assim ilation ▁of ▁new ▁materials . ▁For ▁example , ▁avail ability ▁of ▁tim et ables , ▁schedule ▁of ▁synchron ous ▁consult ations , ▁embedded ▁hyper links ▁for ▁the ▁ready ▁access ▁of ▁information , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Maxim ization ▁of ▁activities ▁that ▁focus ▁on ▁student ▁critical ▁thinking , ▁and ▁information ▁liter acy ▁skills , ▁needed ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁such ▁as ▁ac quisition , ▁processing ▁and ▁synth esis ▁of ▁information . ▁ ▁Communic ation ▁modal ities ▁between ▁teacher ▁and ▁student , ▁peer ▁to ▁peer ▁and ▁lear ner ▁to ▁exper ts . ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁instruct or ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁an ▁organ izer , ▁while ▁the ▁student ▁is ▁an ▁initi ator ▁of ▁the ▁learning ▁process . ▁ ▁A ▁widely ▁used ▁format ▁for ▁design ing ▁online ▁learning ▁environments ▁is ▁Web Qu est . ▁However , ▁there ▁are ▁today ▁on ▁the ▁market ▁newer ▁models ▁for ▁instruction ▁that ▁are ▁more ▁interactive ▁and ▁integrated , ▁such ▁as ▁Project ▁Page , ▁M ini Qu est , ▁Cur icul um Qu est , ▁Dec ision Qu est . ▁Reference : ▁J akes , ▁D . ▁( 2 0 0 3 ). ▁" Cre ating ▁Virtual ▁Work spaces : ▁New ▁Mod els ▁for ▁Develop ing ▁Online ▁C urr icul um ". ▁teach For um : ▁Break through ▁Techn ologies ▁for ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁School s , ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois . ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Retrieved