Virtual University: Real Challenges

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Brown, S. (1999). Virtual University: Real Challenges. In B. Collis & R. Oliver (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 1999 (pp. 759-764). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

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World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 1999
  1999
  Betty Collis & Ron Oliver
AACE
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Stephen Brown, De Montfort University, UK

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Many Higher Education institutions are responding to external pressures by developing an on-line presence. Coincidentally changes in pedagogy are demanding the kinds of functionality offered by on-line learning delivery and support systems. Creation of a virtual university is not a simple transformation from old methods into new media and for traditional universities there is a high degree of risk in developing an off campus, on-line operation. De Montfort University’s Electronic Campus is a hybrid approach which aims to re-purpose and integrate existing teaching with new on-line methods as far as possible in order to achieve maximum flexibility of access for existing on-campus students. Given limitations on resource availability, existing resources need to be re-engineered to bring them into line with the chosen venture. This entails obtaining the support of staff at all levels through a conscious programme of culture change, which is described here.

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• Change
• High Risk
• Teaching Methods