Managing Learning in Virtual Settings: The Role of Context - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1591404894 ISBN 13: 9781591404897

Publisher: Information Science Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

"Managing Learning in Virtual Settings: The Role of Context" discusses the basis for the development and management of learning contexts, with contributions from many diverse domains. It stresses the dimension of context in a world dominated by a focus on the dimension of content while explaining the development of balanced, organic and successful learning environments and strategies. "Managing Learning in Virtual Settings: The Role of Context" emphasizes the role of context in the development and management of virtual learning environments and opens up new threads in clarifying the influence of contextual issues on learning.

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About the Author

Antonio Dias de Figueiredo is a Professor of Information Systems at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, U.K., in 1976. Ana Paula Afonso is a Doctoral student in Educational Sciences, major in Educational Technology, at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Simultaneously with her doctoral studies, she is a researcher at the Centre for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra, since 2000.

Edition details

• Publisher: Information Science Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591404894
• ISBN 13: 9781591404897
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Figueiredo Antonio D. De, Afonso Ana Paula