Geared toward those studying at high school and undergraduate levels, Visionlearning takes advantage of recent advances in new media to provide students and educators with learning and teaching materials.
This was in part of a response to the growing evidence that poor textbook content and deficient teaching materials contribute to inadequate science education.
In the last decade, Visionlearning has evolved into a more comprehensive website that provides free educational materials to support the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, with translations into Spanish.
The underlying notion is that students will develop independent, objective thinking skills regardless of whether they pursue a career in STEM disciplines, and understand that science is far more than simply conducting experiments in a lab and working with complex mathematical formulas.
[10] The project does not subscribe to the belief that the Internet and new media are replacing more traditional forms or communication, but through proper integration of all the technology available students will have a greater chance of success in STEM learning.