The Virtual University: An Overview

PowerPoint Presentation

Virtual Universities

Western Governors University

Southern Regional Electronic Campus

Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual University

New Jersey Virtual University

Penn State World Campus

Michigan Virtual University

Ohio Learning Network

Indiana College Network

Florida's Campus

Virtual College of Texas

SUNY Learning Network

Illinois Virtual Campus

University of Illinois Online

Effective Use of Internet-Based Technologies

• Building a Learning Community
• Asynchronous Conferencing - WebBoard
• WebBoard in CHSC 400
• WebBoard in Faculty Development Course
• Synchronous Chat in WebBoard
• Synchronous Chat - AOL Instant Messenger
• Synchronous Chat & Voice - Yahoo! Pager
• Synchronous Collaboration - NetMeeting
• Anytime, Anyplace Presentations
• Short Mini-Lectures - RealPlayer (authored with RealProducer)
• Computer Science Lecture - Microsoft Windows Media Player
• Rapid Feedback via Computer-Based Grading of Assignments
• Mallard
• Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Introduction to Computer Engineering
• Introductory Italian
• Intermediate Microeconomics
• Active Learning
• Statistics
• Refraction of Light
• Visualization of Algorithms
• Convolution & Other Java-Based Demos
• Virtual Laboratory
• Interactive WebBook
• Web Access to Physical Laboratory
• Visualization
• Chemical Molecules
• Mathematical Modeling
• Pen-Based Annotation
• Course Management Systems
• WebCT
• Chem 331 at UIUC
• ISLT Q475 at Univ. of Missouri
• Blackboard CourseInfo
• EECS 401 at UIC
• Lotus Learning Space
• CAS 403 at Univ. of Hawaii
• Prometheus
• ES 130 at Vanderbilt
• Online Reference Materials
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Distribution of Handouts - Adobe Acrobat Files
• UIC Library

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Copyright © 1999 -- Burks Oakley II
last updated 11 October 1999

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