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Telematics and on‐line teacher training: the Polaris Project
Author(s) -
Trentin G.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.583
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2729
pISSN - 0266-4909
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2729.1997.00029.x
Subject(s) - telematics , process (computing) , training (meteorology) , computer science , distance education , service (business) , line (geometry) , computer mediated communication , mathematics education , multimedia , the internet , psychology , world wide web , telecommunications , physics , economy , meteorology , economics , operating system , geometry , mathematics
The link between distance learning and telematics is becoming ever stronger, yielding new solutions to old problems, innovative educational resources and new teaching/learning models. One of the most innovative and promising fruits of this relationship is on‐line education, notably a process whereby all the participants (teachers, tutors and students) are linked up in a computer network; the effect of this is the creation of a fully‐fledged learning community in which all individuals take an active part and make a valuable contribution to the group. The aim of the paper is firstly to outline the distinctive characteristics of on‐line education methodology and secondly to examine the POLARIS project, which proposes an experimental approach for in‐service teacher training based on intensive use of computer mediated communication according to the principles of on‐line education.