Facilitation of on-line learning environments: what works when teaching distance learning computer science students

Educationalists worldwide are seeking to adopt on-line systems to improve their course presentations. This raises a number of issues, about how these on-line systems can best be integrated and also what structures and resources need to be put in place to support such an approach. This paper will dis...

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Main Authors: Tina Wilson, Denise Whitelock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Borås 1997-01-01
Series:Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
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spelling doaj-b45fe7c29f5f4c8486ee4afbe723d3372020-11-25T00:57:17ZengUniversity of BoråsInformation Research: An International Electronic Journal1368-16131997-01-013133Facilitation of on-line learning environments: what works when teaching distance learning computer science studentsTina WilsonDenise WhitelockEducationalists worldwide are seeking to adopt on-line systems to improve their course presentations. This raises a number of issues, about how these on-line systems can best be integrated and also what structures and resources need to be put in place to support such an approach. This paper will discuss how the M205 - STILE project was supported at the Open University in 1995 and discuss the tutors responses about the advantages and disadvantages of the on-line presentation of the course as compared to face to face tutorials.http://informationr.net/ir/3-1/paper33.htmlnetworked learner supporton-line learningonlinedistance educationtelematicsuniversityacademiclibraryinformation literacyWWWWorld Wide Web
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Facilitation of on-line learning environments: what works when teaching distance learning computer science students
Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
networked learner support
on-line learning
online
distance education
telematics
university
academic
library
information literacy
WWW
World Wide Web
author_facet Tina Wilson
Denise Whitelock
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title Facilitation of on-line learning environments: what works when teaching distance learning computer science students
title_short Facilitation of on-line learning environments: what works when teaching distance learning computer science students
title_full Facilitation of on-line learning environments: what works when teaching distance learning computer science students
title_fullStr Facilitation of on-line learning environments: what works when teaching distance learning computer science students
title_full_unstemmed Facilitation of on-line learning environments: what works when teaching distance learning computer science students
title_sort facilitation of on-line learning environments: what works when teaching distance learning computer science students
publisher University of Borås
series Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
issn 1368-1613
publishDate 1997-01-01
description Educationalists worldwide are seeking to adopt on-line systems to improve their course presentations. This raises a number of issues, about how these on-line systems can best be integrated and also what structures and resources need to be put in place to support such an approach. This paper will discuss how the M205 - STILE project was supported at the Open University in 1995 and discuss the tutors responses about the advantages and disadvantages of the on-line presentation of the course as compared to face to face tutorials.
topic networked learner support
on-line learning
online
distance education
telematics
university
academic
library
information literacy
WWW
World Wide Web
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