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Hamilton, Edward C. – Digital Education and Learning, 2016
In the 1980s, online education was the purview of academically based initiatives. These were largely peripheral to mainstream universities, freeing them from the managerial agendas and practical constraints that often guide innovation in large institutions. They were exploratory, involving the creation of an original pedagogical model and the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Virtual Universities, Distance Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Blin, Francoise; Appel, Christine – CALICO Journal, 2011
This paper addresses issues of language use and negotiation and utilizes cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) as a framework to analyze and understand the complexity of the mediational and collaborative structures constituting computer supported collaborative writing in a second language (CSCWL2) activities. Following an introduction to CHAT…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Collaborative Writing, Interaction, Writing Instruction
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Neumann, Yoram; Neumann, Edith F. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2010
This paper outlines the components of the Robust Learning Model (RLM) as a conceptual framework for creating a new online university offering numerous degree programs at all degree levels. The RLM is a multi-factorial model based on the basic belief that successful learning outcomes depend on multiple factors employed together in a holistic…
Descriptors: Virtual Universities, Holistic Approach, Academic Degrees, Models
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Juan, A.; Huertas, A.; Steegmann, C.; Corcoles, C.; Serrat, C. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2008
In this article we present a review of the state of the art in mathematical e-learning and some personal experiences on this area developed during the last eleven years at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC), a completely online university located in Spain. The article discusses important aspects related to online mathematics courses offered in…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Virtual Universities, Foreign Countries, Internet
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Chan, Charles C.; Tsui, Ming-sum; Chan, Mandy Y. C.; Hong, Joe H. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2008
This study aims to evaluate the perception of a cohort of social workers studying for a part-time master's program in social work in using the popular Web-based learning platform--World Wide Web Course Tools (WebCT) as a complimentary method of teaching and learning. It was noted that social work profession began incorporating computer technology…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Educational Environment, Social Work, Teaching Methods
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Berg, Gary A. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1998
Describes the Western Governors University and the California Virtual University as examples illustrating the complex issues of distance education at the public-policy level. Explores whether these initiatives are the product of the commercialization of education or the result of a reform that may lead to increased learner-centered education. (SLD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy
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Olofsson, Anders D. – Educational Technology & Society, 2007
This paper discusses the issue of learner participation in a net-based higher education course. With the starting point in recent educational policies formulated by the European Union and the results of an evaluation report from the Swedish Net University, I raise the question of which pedagogical aspects need to be considered in order to support…
Descriptors: Interviews, Rural Schools, Educational Principles, Community
Penrod, James; Perry, Barbara – 2003
This paper describes Virtual University (VU), a simulation of higher education administration that provides graduate students an instructional tool that offers an active learning environment, develops intrinsic motivation to learn, and serves as a practical, concrete learning experience. The first section describes VU, including features available…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware
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Stalling, Dees – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2000
As higher education enters an age of global convergence of human activities and knowledge, the virtual university gains acceptance on three fronts: accreditation, government support, and foundation endorsement. The current environment seems to favor the primacy of the instructor, with technology in a supporting role, and a mixture of profit and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Development
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Nevgi, Anne; Virtanen, Paivi; Niemi, Hannele – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
The paper focuses on the question of how to advance collaboration through the Web and support lifelong learning. First, the theoretical framework and architecture of a new web-based tool, the "IQ Team," is introduced. IQ Team is an interactive online assessment and support system to learn social skills needed in cooperative work, and…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Online Systems, Interpersonal Competence, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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O'Droma, Mairtin S.; Ganchev, Ivan; McDonnell, Fergal – Internet and Higher Education, 2003
Presents a comparative analysis from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Learning Technology Standards Committee's (LTSC) of the architectural and functional design of e-learning delivery platforms and applications, e-learning course authoring tools, and learning management systems (LMSs), with a view of assessing how…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design
Messing, John – 1998
The goals of this study at Charles Sturt University (Australia) were to collect and interpret data about the way that students used various features of an electronic study guide in the context of a distance education setting and to uncover any relationship that affected the desirability of this medium of delivering educational materials. The study…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Environment