Title: The digital university : reinventing the academy /
Authors: Hazemi, Reza, 1966-; Hailes, Stephen, 1965-; Wilbur, Steve, 1944-
Publisher: Springer,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Education, Higher Great Britain Data processing.; University cooperation Great Britain.; Education, Higher Effect of technological innovations on Great Britain.; Internet in education Great Britain.; Computer-assisted instruction Great Britain; Distance education Great Britain.
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Reinventing the Academy -- 3. Managing Distance Learning -- New Challenges for Faculty -- 4. Collaborative Interactions in Support of Learning: Models, Metaphors and Management -- 5. Towards the Virtual Class: On-Line Hypermedia in Higher Education -- 6. Creating a Community of Learning using Web-Based Tools -- 7. Using the WWW for Teaching and Learning: Raising Awareness within University College London -- 8. An Asynchronous Collaborative Learning System on the Web -- 9. Modifying Multi-User Discussion Systems to Support Text-Based Virtual Learning Environments on the Web -- The Comentor Experience -- 10. A Server for the Joint Production of Documents on the World Wide Web -- 11. Support for Authoring and Managing Web-Based Coursework: The Taco Project -- 12. Groupware Support for Asynchronous Collaborative Knowledge Work -- 13. Using Lotus Notes for Asynchronous, Collaborative Learning and Research -- 14. Supporting Asynchronous Collaboration in Academia -- 15. Using Asynchronous Computer-Conferencing to Encourage Interaction in Seminar Discussions -- 16. Quality of use of Multimedia Learning Systems: Practical Considerations -- 17. Groupware and Software Engineering Criteria for Success -- 18. The Application of Intranet and Business Groupware Technologies to Support Collaborative Learning with Face-to-Face Students -- 19. The Relevance and Impact of Collaborative Working for Management in a Digital University.