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Title:
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E-LEARNING: AN EXPERIENCE IN A SHARED VIRTUAL CAMPUS IN THE GROUP 9 OF UNIVERSITIES |
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Author(s):
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Pedro Solana González , M. Elena García Ruiz , Daniel Pérez González , Rocio Rocha Blanco , Margarita Alonso Martínez |
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ISBN:
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972-98947-5-2 |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías, Piet Kommers and Maggie McPherson |
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Year:
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2004 |
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Edition:
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2 |
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Type:
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Poster/Demonstration |
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First Page:
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1175 |
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Last Page:
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1157 |
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Language:
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English |
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Paper Abstract:
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In this work we present a practical experience of implementation of a virtual environment of teaching shared among
students of different universities. Specifically, a virtual course for teaching Information and Communication
Technologies in Business Environment has been developed at the Business Administration Department of Universidad de
Cantabria. The principal innovations of this course are its non-presential character and the participation of students from
9 universities, proceeding besides different qualifications and being the course recognized academically as credits of free
configuration in the 9 universities. The course name is Introduction to the e-organization. It has been developed using
one of the best-known e-learning platforms: WebCT. With this program it is possible to recreate an educational virtual
environment, with the whole elements in a classroom. In this paper the genesis of this innovative project and the results
obtained in the two last academic courses, as well as the main characteristics of the virtual course developed are
commented. The results obtained during these courses can be considered as very positive, so much by the elaborate
educational resources as by the teaching strategies utilized and the students' acceptance.
The teaching labor in university education is a complex task for several factors. One of them is the necessary and
continuous refresher of knowledge and methodology. Three years ago, the Computing Management Group at
Universidad de Cantabria decided to initiate a continuous innovation program in teaching. This program is based in
computer applications and telecommunication technologies. It began in 2001 with subjects that was imparted following a
classical philosophy of master class, with the special feature that included like a complement, a virtual course parallel to
classes' development. This initiative has evolved up to achieve impart, in the academic course 2002 2003, a whole
virtual subject with satisfactory results. This project has its continuity guarantee a cause of the great acceptance obtained
among the students in this second year (course 2003 2004).
The committed work to develop a quality non-presential subject is more complex that it could seem a priori. It is not
sufficient to make a web site and place the same notes that in a traditional master class. It involves a systematic and
structured process in which the subject's responsible analyzes a set of aspects and requirements previous to subject start.
In this way, once defined those it is possible to tackle with certain success guarantees the beginning of the course. |
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