Access to Knowledge : New Information Technologies and the Emergence of the Virtual University

by Tschang; Della Senta

• ISBN13: 9780080436708
• ISBN10: 0080436706
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-18
• Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology

Summary

This book examines how the higher education environment is being shaped by new information technologies, with a particular focus on technologies based in the Internet. The work will illustrate a vision of how virtual universities and their elements are emerging, and of how they can be shaped to the needs of knowledge-based societies. It will also examine what requirements and policies are necessary to effect the worldwide transformation of educational systems, especially given the disparate needs and capabilities across countries.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Issues in Higher Education	ix
Preface	xi
Authors	xiv
Introduction	1	(16)
Ted Tschang
Tarcisio Della Senta
PART I: KNOWLEDGE-BASED PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
Virtual Universities and Learning Environments: Characterizing their Emergence and Design	17	(36)
Ted Tschang
Learning Environments: The Virtual University and Beyond	53	(40)
Michael Dillinger
Reforming the Educational Knowledge Base: Course Content and Skills in the Internet Age	93	(36)
Janusz Szczypula
Ted Tschang
Om Vikas
PART II: TRANSFORMING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES
Internet Technologies: Towards Advanced Infrastructure and Learning Applications	129	(38)
Ng Chong
Course Delivery Systems for the Virtual University	167	(40)
Peter Brusilovsky
Philip Miller
Digital Libraries and Virtual Universities	207	(34)
Christine L. Borgman
Social Foundations for Collaboration in Virtual Environments	241	(26)
Gloria Mark
PART III: MOVING TOWARDS THE VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY: INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCES FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS
Institutional Models for Virtual Universities	267	(22)
Robin Mason
From Traditional Distance Learning to Virtual Distance Learning in Higher Education in Africa: Trends and Challenges	289	(24)
Magdallen Juma
Graduate Studies at a Distance: The Construction of a Brazilian Model	313	(24)
Ricardo Barcia
Joao Vianney
Rosangela Rodrigues
Marialice De Moraes
Fernando Spanhol
Denia De Bittencourt
The ITESM Virtual University: Towards a Transformation of Higher Education	337	(34)
Marisa Martin Perez
Distance Higher Education and a New Trend of Virtual Universities in Asia	371	(28)
Aya Yoshida
The Internet and Virtual Universities: Towards Learning and Knowledge Systems	399	(14)
Ted Tschang
Author Index	413	(10)
Subject Index	423