Dastbaz, Mohammad and Stoneham, Raymond (2003) A UK perspective on e-learning: an overview of the "workflow" and "reusable learning object" approach in the UK eUniversities project. In: Proceedings. Seventh International Conference on Information Visualization. IV 2003. An International Conference on Computer Visualization. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., Piscataway, NJ, USA, pp. 460-464. ISBN 0769519881 ISSN 1093-9547 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2003.1218025)

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Abstract

The UK government started the UK eUniversities project in order to create a virtual campus for online education provisions, competing in a global market. The UKeU (WWW.ukeu.com) claims to "have created a new approach to e-learning" which "opens up a range of exciting opportunities for students, business and industry worldwide" to obtain both postgraduate and undergraduate qualifications. Although there has been many promises about the e-learning revolution using state-of-the-art multimedia technology, closer scrutiny of what is being delivered reveals that many of the e-learning models currently being used are little more than the old text based computer aided learning running on a global network. As part of the UKeU project a consortium of universities have been involved in developing a two year foundation degree from 2004. We look at the approach taken by the consortium in developing global e-learning provisions and the problems and the pitfalls that lay ahead.

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Title of Proceedings:	Proceedings. Seventh International Conference on Information Visualization. IV 2003. An International Conference on Computer Visualization
Additional Information:	[1] This paper was first presented at the Seventh International Conference on Information Visualization (IV 2003): An International Conference on Computer Visualization & Graphics Applications held from 16-18 July 2003 in London, UK. The paper was given within Session 2-15: Education & Industry Partnership.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	internet, web sites, computer aided instruction, distance learning, educational courses
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2361 Curriculum Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software
Pre-2014 Departments:	School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Department of Information Systems & Digital Media School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > eCentre
Related URLs:	Publisher Publisher
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2016 09:02
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/928

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