Title :
CETADL: a research and development facility for e-learning
Author :
Pearshouse, Ian ; Sharples, Mike
Author_Institution :
Birmingham Univ., UK
Abstract :
Just as most large companies have a research and development unit to promote innovation, develop new products and services, and evaluate designs, so universities entering the global market for electronic learning need facilities to research, develop and test new approaches to technology-mediated teaching and learning. This is the function of the Centre for Educational Technology and Distance Learning (CETADL) at the University of Birmingham (UK). The paper gives an overview of the Centre, in terms of how its structure and operation address general requirements for the design of a research facility for e-learning in higher education
Keywords :
distance learning; educational technology; information resources; mobile computing; research initiatives; teaching; CETADL; Centre for Educational Technology and Distance Learning; e-learning; electronic learning; global market; higher education; research and development facility; research facility; technology-mediated teaching; universities; Computer aided instruction; Education; Educational technology; Electronic learning; Globalization; Innovation management; Research and development; Research and development management; Technological innovation; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2000. IWALT 2000. Proceedings. International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Palmerston North
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0653-4
DOI :
10.1109/IWALT.2000.890602