Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges

by Aggarwal, Ben Schneiderman (Foreword by)

Overview

During the past two decades, telecommunication technologies combined with Web-enabled technologies have created a new technology-based focus, Web-based learning and teaching. This new area has changed the concept of education around the world, creating new challenges and opportunities offered by this new technology-based concept.

Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges addresses many issues, trends, opportunities and problems facing colleges and universities in the effective utilization and management of Web-based learning and teaching technologies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781878289605
Publisher:	IGI-Global
Publication date:	01/28/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	7.02(w) x 9.72(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	i
	Foreword	v
Part I.	Web-Based Learning (Wbl)	1
Chapter I.	Web-Based Education	2
Chapter II.	Opportunities in Web-Based Teaching: The Future of Education	17
Chapter III.	Web-Based Teaching: Infrastructure Issues in the Third World	33
Part II.	Wbl-Enhancing Technologies	42
Chapter IV.	Selecting Software and Services for Web-Based Teaching and Learning	43
Chapter V.	Asynchronous Learning Tools- What is Really Needed, Wanted, and Used?	60
Chapter VI.	Web Learning With Nestor: The Building Of A New Pedagogical Process	79
Chapter VII.	Developing A Class Session Using Audio And Video Streaming	103
Chapter VIII.	Desktop Distance Education: Personal Hosting of Web Courses	117
Chapter IX.	Pedagogical Methodology in Virtual Courses	135
Chapter X.	Modelling And Analysis Of Web-Based CourseWare Systems	155
Part III.	Wbl Environment	174
Chapter XI.	Web-Based Assessment in Student Learning	175
Chapter XII.	Distributed Web-Based Assignment Management	198
Chapter XIII.	Faculty Development For Web-Based Teaching: Weaving Pedagogy With Skills Training	216
Chapter XIV.	Developing On-Line Collaboration	227
Chapter XV.	Web-Based Assessment: Techniques And Issues	246
Part IV.	Wbl Case Studies	257
Chapter XVI.	Web-Based Support Of A Programming Class	258
Chapter XVII.	Health Communication Program: A Distance-Education Class Within The Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health Distance Education	272
Chapter XVIII.	Web-Based Collateral Support For Traditional Learning:A Field Experiment	282
Chapter XIX.	Using A Course Web Site To Enhance Traditional Lecture Style Courses: A Case Study And Approach For Site Development	293
Chapter XX.	A Critical Inquiry Into Web-Mediated Collaborative Learning	307
Chapter XXI.	A Case Study Of One-To-One Video Conferencing Education Over The Internet	327
Chapter XXII.	Web-Based Seminar Work	347
	About the Authors	360
	Index	370