Teaching computers and society in a virtual classroom [TM]

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

8-1-1990

Abstract

A "Virtual Classroom" [TM] is a teaching and learning environment located within a computer-mediated communication system. Rather than being built of bricks and boards, it consists of a set of group communication and work "spaces" and facilities which are constructed in software. Participation is "asynchronous," that is, the Virtual Classroom participants can dial in at any time around the clock, and from any location in the world accessible by a reliable telephone system. For the last five years, the Computers and Society course at NJIT has been offered in a "mixed mode," with online communication replacing half of the normal face-to-face meeting time. The objective has been to enhance the quality of teaching and learning by using the technology to support "collaborative learning" and "collaborative teaching" processes. This paper describes the Virtual Classroom, and provides examples of its use in the Computers and Society course.

Identifier

85051378059 (Scopus)

ISBN

[0897914031, 9780897914031]

Publication Title

Proceedings of the Conference on Computers and the Quality of Life Cql 1990

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1145/97344.97388

First Page

69

Last Page

72

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