Managing learning in virtual settings the role of context /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Figueiredo, Antonio Dias, 1946-, Afonso, Ana Paula, 1973-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2006.
• Subjects: Distance education > Computer-assisted instruction > Management.; Web-based instruction > Management.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

"This book emphasizes the role of context in the development and management of virtual learning environments"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• 1. Context and learning / António Figueiredo
• 2. Virtual settings / Philip Duchastel, Markus Molz
• 3. Context engineering for learning / Licínio Roque
• 4. The Role of context when implementing learning environments / Bernard Blandin
• 5. Space as a learning context / Ellen Chistiansen
• 6. The dynamics of online collaboration / Ke Zhang, Xun Ge
• 7. Designing for unique online learning contexts / Mark Schofield, Andrew Sackville, John Davey
• 8. Communities as context providers for web-based learning / Ana Afonso
• 9. Activity theory and context / Laura Farres, Colla MacDonald
• 10. The distance from isolation / Martin Weller
• 11. Narrative / Patricia Arnold, John Smith, Beverly Trayner
• 12. The voice of the online learner / Kathy Milhauser
• 13. Learning agency in new learning environments / Hitendra Pillay, John Clarke, Peter Taylor
• 14. New wine or new bottles / Michael Forret, Elaine Khoo, Bronwen Cowie
• 15. Quality assurance during distributed collaboration / Rita Vick [et al.]
• 16. A constructivist view of knowledge management in open source virtual communities / Sulayman Sowe, Athanasis Karoulis, Ioannis Stamelos
• 17. Building a learning community online / Tessa Owens, Petra Luck.