Virtual Instruction

by Feyten, Carine M.

• ISBN13: 9781563087141
• ISBN10: 1563087146
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-15
• Publisher: Libraries Unltd Inc

Summary

Throughout the world, schools, universities, and industry have begun to use virtual instruction to expand their outreach to learners and to promote collaboration and exchange among educators. As these virtual communities encompass the globe, questions regarding the nature of teaching learning, and communicating in a technology-embedded, multicultural, and border-free environment have arisen. The essays in this book clarify predominant theoretical issues that pertain to this new form of computer-mediated, interactive distance learning and offer practical suggestions for implementing virtual instruction programs. Addressing a variety of instructional technologies (e.g., web-based instruction, videoconferencing), the book examines virtual instruction from different perspectives, including economics, sociology, communication, and learning theory. Invaluable to educators and students of teacher education, instructional design, technology, and communication, the book will appeal to anyone involved in or w

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Contributors	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Mapping Space and Time: Virtual Instruction as Global Ritual	p. 1
Assessing Cost-Effectiveness for Virtual Learning and Instruction: Why and How?	p. 7
Educational Vision, Theory, and Technology for Virtual Learning in K-12: Perils, Possibilities, and Pedagogical Decisions	p. 35
Learners and Learning in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Environments: Constructing an Instrument	p. 65
Educational Innovation and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT): Revolution or Evolution?	p. 107
Bridging the Gap or Keeping the Distance: Videoconferencing in Education and Training	p. 127
Computer-Facilitated Communications in Transition	p. 147
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity: Threat or Challenge for Virtual Instruction	p. 173
Distance Learning and Virtual Instruction: An Asian Perspective on a Culture of Simulation	p. 207
Use of Information Technology in Education: Present State and Future Prospects in Japan	p. 227
Index	p. 249
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