"Novelty not only introduces some degree of excitement into an activity but also tends to fasten the student's attention, because newness, in itself, calls upon the student to develop new skills or to employ established skills in new ways." --Creating Great Schools: Six Critical Systems at the Heart of Educational Innovation, p. 237
"New technologies and techniques, however, shouldn't be used to create new ways to do the same old work; new forms of work and new products to produce are equally important." --Engaging Students: The Next Level of Working on the Work, p.55