Students, teachers, and mentors use web-based conferencing to discuss their
work.  This collaborative activity centered around one piece is open for
viewing by the entire network.  The shared focus on a single piece of work
broadens the learning of the entire group, and therefore, the results
extend to a larger number than would be found in more typical one-on-one
mentoring situations.  Working with Vermont artists, the WEB Project built
the foundation for online arts mentoring in music composition and visual
arts.  ARTT and MIDI have since become self-sustaining organizations.

Frank back and forth discussions that bring about greater understanding of a book, a public issue, or the development of community itself, lead to a depth of learning not easily fostered online. The WEB Project has been collaborating with the Vermont Center for the Book and a network of teachers and students to increase the level of critical thinking that goes into such discussions. 

A basic function of the WWW is to present information and ideas that are not readily accessible in other forms. Through agency and university partnerships, we have been able to publish information stored in local communities and expose Vermont students to cultures outside the United States. Participants include the UVM Asian Studies Outreach Program, the Oaxaca Partnership, the Putney Historical Society, the Vermont Courthouse Project, the Old Stone Museum, the Vermont Historical Society, the Sheldon Museum.