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What is Web-Enhanced Learning (WEL)

Chapter 88
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
Use of the World Wide Web (Web) to provide students studying in the classroom with access to electronic resources and learning activities that would not be available to them in traditional classroom-based study. The simplest forms of WEL provide information about a course on the Web and access to the Web from within the classroom. More sophisticated forms of WEL blend activities in the classroom with Web-enabled online learning activities which promote collaborative learning among students even when they are distant from the classroom.
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A Classification of Approaches to Web-Enhanced Learning
Jane E. Klobas (University of Western Australia, Australia) and Stefano Renzi (Bocconi University, Italy)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 7
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-026-4.ch088
Abstract
The World Wide Web has become a mature platform for the support of learning at universities. Several patterns have emerged, both in the nature of use, and in understanding the conditions associated with successful adoption and application of web-enhanced learning (WEL). This article summarizes, in the form of nine scenarios, the ways in which the Internet is being used to enhance learning in traditional universities. It also discusses the changes needed if universities are to benefit more widely from WEL.
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Chapter 171
Innovation in Web-Enhanced Learning
Use of the World Wide Web (Web) to provide students studying in the classroom with access to electronic resources and learning activities that would not be available to them in traditional classroom-based study.
Published in Chapter: Innovation in Web-Enhanced Learning; From: Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
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