Overview

Computer-mediated communication (CMC) technologies such as electronic mail, bulletin board services, computer conferencing systems, and the World Wide Web are having a profound effect on education. This text provides a complete guide to the use of these technologies at primary, secondary, university and adult education levels. Drawing on the authors' own experience of teaching and learning online, it describes the learning networks that are available as well as new examples of learning networks that can be created. Part One provides a selective survey of the field: what are learning networks and who is using them; what kind of courses can be taught online; what approaches to teaching and learning are most successful online; what curriculum can best be supported by networking; and what kinds of teachers and learners benefit from this medium. Part Two deals with the design and implementation of learning networks as well as the roles of teachers and learners. A realistic assessment of potential pitfalls is provided. In Part Three the authors discuss CMC technologies as a paradigm for education in the 21st century.

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Author:   Linda M. Harasim ,  Starr Roxanne Hiltz ,  Lucio Teles ,  Murray Turoff
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   MIT Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780262082365

ISBN 10:   0262082365
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   05 September 1995
Recommended Age:   From 18
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Out of stock  
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[A] book that should be on the shelf of every educator, elementary school teachers as well as university professors, interested in exploring CMC technologies.... Learning Networks is an important contribution to computer science, information sciences, and education. --J. R. Miller, Information Processing and Management

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Linda Harasim is a Professor in the Department of Communications at Simon Fraser University. Starr Roxanne Hiltz is Professor of Computer and Information Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and a member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Business at Rutgers University, Newark. Murray Turoff is Professor of Computer and Information Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and a member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Business at Rutgers University, Newark.

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