Towards an Internet-based Education Model for Caribbean Countries
Titel:
Towards an Internet-based Education Model for Caribbean Countries
Auteur:
Grant, Emanuel S. France, Robert B. Hsu, Sam
Verschenen in:
Learning, media and technology
Paginering:
Jaargang 25 (2000) nr. 1 pagina's 21-30
Jaar:
2000-03
Inhoud:
Advances in the development of the Internet infrastructure can be used within developing countries to enhance the delivery of high quality education to their citizens. The mechanisms used to deliver educational material, over the Internet, range from the very sophisticated Virtual Classrooms (VCs) in which students in cyberspace interact in near real-time with instructors at remote sites, to the basic non real-time delivery of lecture contents. In Caribbean territories where the concentration of high-quality teachers and teaching facilities are in and around urban cities, VCs can be used to enhance the access of students in remote areas to the materials, experiences, and facilities provided at the urban centers. We present a model for virtual classrooms, which is specifically geared toward Caribbean territories. This model leverages the usage of alternative low-cost technology to offer VC environment to teaching institutions in remote rural districts via the Internet.