Overview

Ben Shneiderman The turbulence generated by the integration of information technology into higher education provokes more conversations than the weather. The hot winds of hyperpromises and the cold front of angry skeptics are clouding the judgment of administrators, faculty members, and national planners. A clear forecast is not likely to appear until implementations are in place and thoughtful evaluations are conducted. This edited collection points the way towards more clear thinking by presenting detailed reports about promising projects and a hint of the thoughtful evaluations that will be so important in the coming years. Multi-level evaluations will be necessary for developers to refine their user interfaces, for professors to adjust their teaching, and for administrators to understand how university life is being changed. The changes implied by the digital university are nicely categorized by the Dearing Report's four areas of activity: teaching, research, systems support, and administration. First generation collaborative software tools are already being applied in all four areas, and they are likely to become more sophisticated, integrated, and ubiquitous. Evaluating the impact of these tools in each area will be a prime occupation for several decades.

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Author:   Reza Hazemi ,  Stephen Hailes
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.860kg
ISBN:  

9781852334789

ISBN 10:   1852334789
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   28 November 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Universities, Dearing, and the Future.- 3. Managing Distance Learning: New Challenges for Faculty.- 4. Collaborative Interactions in Support of Learning: Models, Metaphors and Management.- 5. Managing Tertiary Education in a Global Virtual Environment: Networked Educational Management.- 6. Eclass.- 7. Learning Gains in a Multi-User Discussion System Used with Social Science Students - The Comentor Experience.- 8. The Application of Business Groupware Technologies to Support Collaborative Learning With Face-to-Face Students.- 9. A Review of the Use of Asynchronous E-Seminars in Undergraduate Education.- 10. Support for Authoring and Managing Web-Based Coursework: The Taco Project.- 11. Using Lotus Notes for Asynchronous Collaborative Learning and Research.- 12. Quality of Use of Multimedia Learning Systems: Practical Considerations.- 13. Design for Motivation.- 14. Educational Metadata: Friendly Fire?.- 15. Learning Activities in a Virtual Campus.- 16. The Relevance and Impact of Collaborative Working for Management in a Digital University.- Acronyms.

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