Overview

This text presents the developments in establishing a virtual campus both in Distance Learning Universities and non-distant ones. Innovations in learning are analyzed from real practices ranging from specific domain experiences to broadscale international projects. The following topics are discussed in detail: promotion of distance learning through communications technology; social and organizational implications of telecommunication technology; evaluation and design of communications systems; description of research findings in distance learning; and cultural aspects of distance learning. The book comprises the proceedings of the International Conference the Virtual Campus: Trends for Higher Education and Training, sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), held in November, 1997, Madrid, Spain. It should be of interest to managers of educational institutions, teachers, lecturers, researchers and system designers.

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Author:   M.F. Verdejo ,  Gordon Davies
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1998 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.390kg
ISBN:  

9780412835506

ISBN 10:   0412835509
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   31 January 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 New wine and old bottles? Tele-learning, telematics and the University of Twente.- 2 Virtual learning centers for XXIst century organizations.- 3 New research avenues on multimedia based learning in the EU.- 4 Learning at a virtual campus: Deakin University’s experiences as a dual mode university.- 5 The university for industry pilot project.- 6 Introduction to global approaches.- 7 A Web-based learning environment: applying constructivist teaching concepts in virtual learning environments.- 8 An experience in UNED on building up a virtual campus.- 9 The impact of the Internet on academic research practices.- 10 Comparison of students’ thinking processes when studying with WWW, IMM, and text based materials.- 11 Collaboration between universities and enterprises in the knowledge age.- 12 Cultural contextualisation of learning with the World Wide Web.- 13 Questions and discussion.- 14 New approaches for collaborative learning and group activities.- 15 Towards a model of collaborative support for distance learners to perform joint tasks.- 16 Using the World Wide Web to promote educational discussion on university level courses.- 17 Distance education and distributed virtual environments.- 18 Self organised group activities supported by asynchronous structured conversations.- 19 Web tools and Web applications.- 20 How to distribute learning facilities by means of a network: some issues and a case study.- 21 A GCSE project for the distance evaluation of knowledge of French as a foreign language.- 22 Conceptual learning of sciences supported by Java compliant technologies.- 23 Extending Web educational applications via SGML structuring and content-based capabilities.- 24 SimulNet: virtual tele-laboratories over the Internet.- 25 A distance learning application based ona digital library of courseware.- 26 Authoring tools for network-based training.- 27 Using telematics to overcome educational constraints: teaching differential equations using the World-Wide-Web and multimedia technology.- Index of contributors.- Keyword index.

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This is an information-packed volume. The papers are timely and thought provoking and offer excellent lists of references. Overall, the book provides a perspective on networked learning and is a valuable and up-to-date resource for anyone in the field of distance education. The main topics are of primary concern to today's tele-educator: global approaches, evaluation studies, collaberative activities and web tools. Best of all, the book is international in theme and scope.' M. Sock McIsaac, Computers & Education, 33: 77-82 (1999)

'This is an information-packed volume. The papers are timely and thought provoking and offer excellent lists of references. Overall, the book provides a perspective on networked learning and is a valuable and up-to-date resource for anyone in the field of distance education. The main topics are of primary concern to today's tele-educator: global approaches, evaluation studies, collaberative activities and web tools. Best of all, the book is international in theme and scope.' M. Sock McIsaac, Computers & Education, 33:77-82 (1999)

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