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a project funded by the European Commission (TEN-Telecom, TSER and Leonardo
da Vinci) under the Joint Call orchestrated by the Educational Multimedia
Taskforce. The Project is co-ordinated by the University of Stirling,
with partners in Finland (Oulu and Lapland), Sweden (Örebro and Karlskrona)
and Germany (Stuttgart). The Project Director is Professor Duncan Timms
(dwgt1@stir.ac.uk).
Click here for a more
in depth description of Schema.
Specific objectives
are as follows:
- To develop and
evaluate the use of NetWork Computers™ and a client-server topology
based on ISDN for the delivery and support of educational multimedia.
- To develop and
demonstrate a range of multimedia courseware and resourceware designed
to meet the needs of professional workers in the community, with an
initial emphasis on courses in research methods.
- To evaluate the
use of telematics-based multimedia as a means for the dissemination
of curriculum material and for the development of collaborative project-based
learning.
- To investigate
the use of CMC as a means of providing student support, enhancing group
interaction and encouraging the development of a sense of community.
- To investigate
the feasibility of using the SCHEMA infrastructure as a means of providing
access to open and distance learning in remote areas.
- To contribute to
the methodology of educational and social evaluation
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Click here to see some photos from SCHEMA'S meeting
in Oulu, Finland. |
Simon Booth Project
Manager - Schema
Centre for Research and Development in Learning Technology
University of Stirling, Stirling. FK9 4LA
Tel: +44 (0)1786 467247; Fax: +44 (0)1786 466880; Email: spb1@stir.ac.uk
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