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Using the WWW for Teaching and Learning: Raising Awareness within University College London

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The Digital University

Part of the book series: Computer Supported Cooperative Work ((CSCW))

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The majority of the use of the World Wide Web within higher education is currently passive. The WWW is largely used as a medium for providing static information. Only a very limited number of institutions use the WWW for interactive learning and teaching. This chapter discusses the experiences of one institution in trying to encourage active use of the WWW for teaching and learning.

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  1. Higher Education Research and Development Unit, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK

    Kim Issroff

  2. Department of Computer Science, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK

    Reza Hazemi

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  1. Department of Computing Science, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK

    Reza Hazemi BEng, MSc, PhD , Stephen Hailes MA, PhD  & Steve Wilbur BSc(Eng), MSc, CEng, FIEE, FBCS ,  & 

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Issroff, K., Hazemi, R. (1998). Using the WWW for Teaching and Learning: Raising Awareness within University College London. In: Hazemi, R., Hailes, S., Wilbur, S. (eds) The Digital University. Computer Supported Cooperative Work. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0625-8_7

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