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The Digital University - Building a Learning Community

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  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. Reza Hazemi
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  2. Stephen Hailes

    1. Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK

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  • The only book to provide a broad overview for anyone using, or thinking of implementing, a Web-based system

Part of the book series: Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    • Reza Hazemi, Stephen Hailes
    Pages 1-5

  3. Universities, Dearing, and the Future

    • Stephen Hailes, Reza Hazemi
    Pages 7-25

  4. Managing Distance Learning: New Challenges for Faculty

    • Lisa Kimball
    Pages 27-40

  5. Collaborative Interactions in Support of Learning: Models, Metaphors and Management

    • Kent Norman
    Pages 41-56

  6. Managing Tertiary Education in a Global Virtual Environment: Networked Educational Management

    • Philip Uys
    Pages 57-70

  7. eClass

    • Jason A. Brotherton, Gregory D. Abowd
    Pages 71-93

  8. Learning Gains in a Multi-user Discussion System used with Social Science Students — The coMentor Experience

    • Graham R. Gibbs
    Pages 95-111

  9. The Application of Business Groupware Technologies to Support Collaborative Learning with Face-to-Face Students

    • Clive Holtham, Mark D’Cruz, Ashok Tiwari
    Pages 113-124

  10. A Review of the Use of Asynchronous E-Seminars in Undergraduate Education

    • Jacqueline Taylor
    Pages 125-138

  11. Support for Authoring and Managing Web- Based Coursework: The TACO Project

    • Martina Angela Sasse, Rachada Monthienvichienchai, Christopher Harris, Ismail Ismail, Richard Wheeldon
    Pages 139-166

  12. Using Lotus Notes for Asynchronous Collaborative Learning and Research

    • Susan Armitage, Mark Bryson
    Pages 167-180

  13. Quality of Use of Multimedia Learning Systems: Practical Considerations

    • J. Kirakowski
    Pages 181-192

  14. Design for Motivation

    • Kristina Edström
    Pages 193-202

  15. Educational Metadata: Friendly Fire?

    • Rachada Monthienvichienchai, Martina Angela Sasse, Richard Wheeldon
    Pages 203-214

  16. Learning Activities in a Virtual Campus

    • Claude Viéville
    Pages 215-227

  17. The Relevance and Impact of Collaborative Working for Management in a Digital University

    • Brian R. Mitchell
    Pages 229-246

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 247-252
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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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  • Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK

    Stephen Hailes

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