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dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Terry
dc.contributor.authorJoerg, Werner B.en
dc.date.accessioned2007-07-11T20:18:00Z
dc.date.available2007-07-11T20:18:00Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.identifier.citationAnderson, T. & Joerg, W. (1996). WWW to Support Classroom Teaching. Canadian Journal of Educational Communications, 25(1) 19-36.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2149/771
dc.description.abstractAbstract: This paper evaluates the usage and perceived usefulness of the World Wide Web (WWW) to support classroom delivery of University courses. The study used qualitative and quantitative tools focusing on two undergraduate classes. Roger's (1995) theoretical model for adoption of innovation was used to identify and classify barriers to adoption of this educational innovation. An author developed survey instrument was administered to student participants and two focus group style class interviews were used to triangulate data from the survey instruments. Descriptive details outlining the process of developing WWW documents and navigational aids are provided. The study revealed that the WWW is perceived by students and instructors as a valued education enhancement. There were, however, significant barriers to adoption including access restrictions, questions related to relative advantage of the technology, and problems in the creation and organization of large quantities of WWW pages. Resume: Cette article evalue I'usage et I'utilite per~ue du Web comme element de support dans I' enseignement universitaire. Cette etude, visant deux classes universitaires de niveau premier cycle, utilise des outils appartenant aux methodes de recherche quantitative et qualitative. Le modele theorique de Roger (1995) sur I'adoption et I' innovation a ete utilise afm d'indentifier et de classifier les contraintes reliees Ii I' adoption de cette innovation en education. Un instrument de sondage a ete administre aux etudiants participants. Deux entrevues de groupe des classes ont ete utilise afm de trianguler les donnees provenant des sondages. Des details de nature descriptive iIIustrant Ie processus de developpement de documents sur Ie Web ainsi que des outils d'aide d'utilisation du Web sont suggeres. Cette etude revele que Ie Web est per~u comme element d'amelioration en education et cela par les etudiants et les educateurs. Toutefois, des contraints d'adoption ont ete sou levees quant aux restrictions d' acces, les avantages de la technologie et les difficultes de creation et d'organisation d'un grand nombre de pages du Web.en
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dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCanadian Journal of Educational Communicationsen
dc.relation.urihttp://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/search/i?SEARCH=0710-4340
dc.subjectworld wide weben
dc.subjectclassroomen
dc.subjectcourse deliveryen
dc.subjectbarriersen
dc.subjectadoptionen
dc.titleWWW to Support Classroom Teachingen
dc.typeArticleen


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