Computer-Conferencing Issues in Higher Education

Rachel Harris

Innovations in Education and Training International Vol. 36, No. 1 (1999) pp. 80–91

Discusses computer-mediated communication technologies and then focuses on computer conferencing in the context of higher education and open learning. Highlights include teaching strategies for use with computer conferencing; conference organization;...

Starting the Process of Strategic Change in Staff C&IT Development

Mike McConnell; Ian Heywood; Rachel A Harris

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) p. 1663

A project is underway at the Robert Gordon University that aims to establish a C&IT development strategy. This will start by surveying the existing C&IT skills of staff, prior to the implementation of a Virtual Campus initiative. The project will...

Topics: Developmental Stages

Adapting a Postgraduate Certificate in Tertiary-Level Teaching for Open and Distance Delivery

Charles Juwah; Mike McConnell; Ian Heywood; Graham Ironside; Henry Ellington; Rachel Harris

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) pp. 1566–1567

This paper discusses the adaptation and development of a Postgraduate Certificate in Tertiary-Level Teaching from a traditional open-learning, self-study model to a electronically delivered and enhanced web-based flexible learning package.