Applications of computer communications in education: an overview

Author

Collis, Betty

Author_Institution

Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands

Volume

37

Issue

3

fYear

1999

fDate

3/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

82

Lastpage

86

Abstract

Applications of computer communications can be used in many ways in education. An overview is given of a number of categories of computer communications applications in learning-related activities. Particular attention is given to a new type of system called a course-support environment. In this type of system a database is integrated with Web-based tools and applications, and used to generate a course-support environment accessed via a standard Web browser. Some examples are given. The article moves on to an overview of various issues confronting the acceptance of computer communication systems in educational settings, and indicates some of the ways in which computer communications engineers will have to deal with those issues

Keywords

computer aided instruction; database management systems; information resources; telecommunication computing; Web browser; Web-based applications; Web-based tools; computer communication systems; course-support environment; database; education; learning-related activities; Application software; Circuit testing; Collaborative work; Computer applications; Computer science education; Databases; Java; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Power engineering computing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.751500

Filename

751500