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Martin, D'Arcy – American Journal of Distance Education, 2012
This article presents an interview with Paul Avon, the former executive director of the Canadian Virtual College Consortium. Avon has spent over fifteen years in the distance learning (DL) field managing the production and delivery of online learning at TVOntario, Humber College, the Sri Lankan National Online Distance Education Service, and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Virtual Universities, Distance Education
Becerra, Bertha Leticia Gonzalez; Almendra, Manuel Pio Rosales; Flores, Jose Daniel Corona – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2012
Postsecondary distance education has attracted increasing attention in recent years, an understandable change when one considers that innovative approaches to distance education have offered opportunities to overcome some of the key challenges in traditional "brick and mortar" education. Nonetheless, there are a plethora of issues that…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Quality Assurance, Foreign Countries, Virtual Universities
Waters, John K. – Campus Technology, 2011
The for-profit sector of higher education has generated some disturbing headlines recently. Widely publicized charges of predatory recruiting practices have prompted new regulations and provided fuel for scorching criticism of the entire business model. But while the spotlight is focused on what for-profits are doing wrong, are people overlooking…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Proprietary Schools, Publicity, Educational Trends
Ciudad-Gómez, Adelaida – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
The framework of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) has turned the student into the main protagonist of the new educational scenario, and the teacher into the coordinator of teaching-learning process instead of transmitter of knowledge. In this new model of learning, the use of ICT is facilitating competency-based learning and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Instructional Innovation, Virtual Universities
Mitrano, Tracy – EDUCAUSE Review, 2006
The author describes her academic fantasy of a Global University existing within current universities. A select group of students from any number of participating brick-and-mortar institutions from around the world would contribute, and these students would spend their four undergraduate years answering one question per semester or per year,…
Descriptors: Virtual Universities, Information Technology, Computer Software, Nontraditional Education
Foster, Andrea L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
Since its unveiling in 2003, professors and college students have flocked to the virtual world of Second Life. Professors use Second Life to hold distance-education classes, saying that communication among students becomes livelier when they assume digital personae. Anthropologists and sociologists see the virtual world as a laboratory for…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Planning, Architecture, Audience Awareness, Virtual Classrooms

O'Donoghue, John; Singh, Gurmak – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2001
Considers the relationship between pedagogy and technology in driving changes in education in the 21st century and assesses the efficacy of new learning environments. Describes effects on university organizational structure resulting from information technology; addresses funding and staff, impact on management, changing role of lecturers, changes…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Trends, Higher Education, Information Technology

Clarke, Thomas; Hermens, Antoine – Education + Training, 2001
Describes the emergence of corporate universities and strategic alliances among universities, electronic learning companies, and technology companies that are providing online delivery of interactive education and training. Outlines characteristics of comprehensive electronic learning and cautions against the use of new technologies to deliver…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Corporations, Distance Education, Higher Education
Flew, Terry – Australian Universities' Review, 1998
Discussion of a recent Australian report on technology in higher education, entitled "Learning for Life" and known as the West Report, finds unconvincing its claims about the imminent threat of "virtual universities" and the educational possibilities opening up through new communication and information technologies. An…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Technology, Educational Trends
Lofstrom, Erika; Nevgi, Anne – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2007
This paper reports the results of a study on strategic planning and implementation of information and communication technology (ICT) in teaching and describes the level of quality awareness in web-based teaching at the University of Helsinki. Questionnaire survey data obtained from deans and institutional leaders, ICT support staff, teachers and…
Descriptors: Virtual Universities, Time Management, Strategic Planning, Quality Control
Russell, Glenn – Australian Journal of Education, 2006
The intersection of globalisation and information technology influences ethical positions and notions of responsibility within businesses and in distance education for school students. As the spatial and temporal distance between student and teacher increases, and is mediated by computers, there have been changes to the ways in which individuals…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Global Approach, Information Technology, Ethics
Baker, Warren J.; Gloster, Arthur S. II – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1994
California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo is exploring several cost-effective technological solutions to improve learning productivity, reduce labor intensity, and provide new ways to deliver education and better services to students while enhancing quality of instruction. Strategic planning and partnerships have been key…
Descriptors: College Planning, Computer Oriented Programs, Efficiency, Higher Education

Gladieux, Lawrence E.; Swail, Watson Scott – Higher Education Management, 1999
Many policymakers and educators see the advancement of educational technology as potentially increasing enrollment of the educationally disadvantaged over time. However, who will benefit most from these changes remains unclear. The nature of the new delivery systems and their impact on educational access and equity are examined here. (MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Administration, Delivery Systems, Distance Education

Park, Inn-woo – International Journal of Educational Technology, 1999
Proposes how to utilize a virtual environment to enhance learning and teaching activities in formal higher education. Predicts that future higher education will still require a campus equipped with information technologies to be used to improve student participation, provide asynchronous learning support, conduct field-based learning, and handle…
Descriptors: Class Size, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Technology

Luck, Ann – Technology Source, 2001
Describes the development of online courses at Penn State's World Campus, a virtual university that employs information technology to deliver academic programs to adult learners worldwide. Discusses the team development process, including instructional designers and faculty; communication; evaluation; and faculty opinions. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Communication (Thought Transfer), Distance Education, Higher Education