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The Virtual Campus

Trends for higher education and training

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Felisa Verdejo

    1. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain

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  2. Gordon Davies

    1. Faculty of Mathematics and Computing, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

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Part of the book series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (IFIPAICT)

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  3. Global Approaches

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. Introduction to the Global Approaches

      • E. A. Stacey
      Pages 61-62

    3. A Web-Based Learning Environment: Applying Constructivist Teaching Concepts in Virtual Learning Environments

      • N. Henze, W. Nejdl
      Pages 63-77

    4. An experience in UNED on building up a Virtual Campus

      • C. M. Pérez-Molina, J. A. Rodríguez, C. de Mora, J. Carpio, M. Castro, J. Peire
      Pages 78-88

  4. Evaluation Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. The impact of the Internet on academic research practices

      • C. Dowling
      Pages 91-101

    3. Comparison of students’ thinking processes when studying with WWW, IMM, and text based materials

      • L. Henderson, I. Putt, D. Ainge, G. Coombs
      Pages 102-114

    4. Collaboration between universities and enterprises in the Knowledge Age

      • R. Lewis, C. Vizcarro
      Pages 115-128

    5. Cultural contextualisation of learning with the World Wide Web

      • M. Wild, L. Henderson
      Pages 129-143

    6. Questions and Discussion

      • J. Wibe
      Pages 144-145

  5. Collaborative Learning and Group Activities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147
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    2. New Approaches for Collaborative Learning and Group Activities

      • A. Paiva
      Pages 149-154

    3. Towards a model of Collaborative Support for Distance Learners to Perform Joint Tasks

      • B. Barros, M. Rodriguez-Artacho, F. Verdejo
      Pages 155-168
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The virtual campus: Trends for higher education and trainingwas the theme of the IFIP Working Conference on which this book is based. lt was a joint event of Working Groups 3.3 and 3.6, Research and distance Education respectively, of IFIP Technical Committee 3 for Education. International dissemination and promotion of cooperation are IFIP aims that we particularly wanted to address. This is why we opened the event to non WG members and have established a virtual forum on the WEB that has been widely visited. The programme for the 27 to 29 November 97 in Madrid included invited speakers from leading institutions in the field, reviewed and selected contributions from an open call for papers, on-site demonstrations of !arge European projects and discussion sessions involving distant and present participants. The event attracted experts from 23 countries. About a hundred persons were involved, from all over the world. The spread and accessibility of information and communication technologies are rapidly changing p!"actices in learning and research activities, both in professional and academic settings. The number, variety and scale of experiences reported in recent publications shows a growing international involvement concerning not only small groups of researchers but also institutions fully committed in that direction.

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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)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain

    Felisa Verdejo

  • Faculty of Mathematics and Computing, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

    Gordon Davies

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