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Web-based Learning and Teaching Technologies: Opportunities and Challengesreviewed by Andrew Topper — 2002 Title: Web-based Learning and Teaching Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges Author(s): Anil Aggarwal (ed.) Publisher: Idea Group Publishing, Hershey ISBN: 1878289608, Pages: 372 pages , Year: 2000 Search for book at Amazon.com Some people are claiming that the Internet will fundamentally
change education at all levels. The concept of anytime, anywhere
learning – or e-learning – is catching on at
institutions of higher learning across the world. The virtual
university, a term coined to reflect the movement towards college
teaching and learning that occurs on the World Wide Web, is pushing
everyone engaged in higher education to consider the impact this
new medium might have on all forms of education. Every day, more
colleges and universities are placing their undergraduate and
graduate courses online in hopes of taking advantage of the
opportunities available through the new medium. Some colleges are
even offering complete advanced degrees through courses taken
totally online.
As a faculty member in a school of education, I am engaged in
the difficult work of figuring out how the Internet can support my
teaching and my students’ learning. Like other faculty
members, I feel pressure at my university to adopt and use the web
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- Andrew Topper
Grand Valley State University School of Education E-mail Author Andrew Topper is an assistant professor of educational technology in the Grand Valley State University (GVSU) School of Education, teaching graduate courses in the Advanced Studies in Education program. He has written and published two books (McGraw-Hill) and numerous articles on a variety of educational topics including web-based teacher learning environments and the role of technology in teacher education programs. He is currently engaged in developing web-based courses for graduate students using Course Info, a web-based learning environment from BlackBoard, Inc. He is also actively involved in a variety of research projects, including examining how experienced teachers might learn about innovative literacy instruction through use of a hypermedia teacher learning environment, how teacher learning occurs in online communities, and how web-based learning is similar to, and different from, traditional learning in college courses that occur primarily in face-to-face settings.
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