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New computer-based storage and communications technologies are making possible many progressive methods for the creation and delivery of educational resources. The role and importance of ,convention- al™ approaches to educational provision therefore ...

Educational technology and the ways in which it is used have undergone considerable changes over the last three decades. Various technology-driven 'change agents' have been responsible for the ways in which this subject has evolved from 'chalk and...

One constraint in the development of time and place-independent distance education modules is the lack of technology experience and knowledge instructors have. Many instructors are not familiar and comfortable with technology. Their learning curve...

The electronic dissemination of information via computer networks is having a considerable impact on educational institutions in terms of the mechanisms that they are able to employ for course delivery. As a result of this, the number of courses...

Many new technologies are now available for providing access to computer-based learning (CBL) materials. These technologies vary in sophistication in many important ways - depending upon the bandwidth that they provide, the interactivity that they...

This paper discusses the results of a study that compared two different course delivery methods. One of these used the Internet exclusively for module delivery while the other used a traditional campus setting. The two delivery methods were...

This paper discusses the growing need for a virtual university facility in Lebanon and the creation of a system (VUSIL) to meet this need. Although general public access to the system is possible, the prototype server was designed with two main user-...

This paper discusses the evaluation of a virtual university facility in Lebanon (VUSIL). The system was designed to provide lifelong learning opportunities based on the potential of the Internet and the World Wide Web to deliver distance education....

Over the last two decades considerable emphasis has been given to the role of constructivism as a mechanism for enhancing the quality of learning. Within electronic learning environments constructivism has an important role to play because these...

Abstract: This paper recognises the e-learning strategies of many institutions, and links work done with regard to the development of effective online learning communities and the promotion of dialogue to the research into blended learning...

This paper discusses the creation of a virtual university facility in Lebanon (VUSIL) and its subsequent evaluation. Although general public access to the system is possible, the prototype server was designed with two main user-groups in mind:...

This paper discusses the growing importance of teaching webs - both as an augmentation aid to conventional teaching and as a replacement for 'stand and deliver' courses. The development of teaching webs is discussed within the framework of a case...

A performance support system provides a mechanism by which human skill levels within a particular task domain can be improved. This paper discusses the growing importance of distributed performance support systems and their use within the context of ...

Electronic course delivery now plays a major role within the educational strategies of many organisations. The effective implementation of this approach depends upon the selection of appropriate models to underpin the design and development of...

The paper discusses the important role that electronic communication can take in relation to learning and teaching. In particular it discusses the role that asynchronous text-based conferencing can play. Staff support and participation is vital for...

Electronic performance support system (EPSS) technology provides a powerful mechanism for helping end-users operate complex systems. This article describes and discusses some research we have undertaken to explore their potential within academic...

Electronic course delivery now plays a major role within the educational strategies of many organisations. The effective implementation of this approach depends upon the selection of appropriate models to underpin the design and development of...

The paper investigates the use of the Interaction Analysis Model to rank and prioritise levels of e-learning dialogue derived from content analyses of transcripts taken from two Higher Education classes. Broad agreement is found from the literature...

Students are frequently required to make value judgements relating to situations and phenomena that they encounter; these may be based on either subjective and/or objective assessment criteria. This paper describes a simple online experiment that...

Many researchers have suggested that blended learning can play an important role in relation to improving the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of learning processes - both in the context of electronic learning and conventional study...