Education by Engagement and Construction: Can Distance Learning be Better than Face-to-Face?
Ben Shneiderman Head, Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory Professor, Department of Computer Science Member, Institute for Systems Research University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 April 12, 1994 ben@cs.umd.edu 301-405-2680 phone 301-405-6707 fax Abstract: This essay describes an emerging theory of “education by engagement and construction,” in which students work in teams to create ambitious projects with results that are presented to someone other than the professor. The video shows how a distance learning Graduate Computer Science Seminar titled “Virtual Reality, Telepresence and Beyond” was conducted according to this theory. The intense interactions by satellite TV and electronic mail may have created a greater sense of interaction and intimacy among the students than many face-to-face courses. (Video available as part of the HCIL 1994 Video Reports, contact hcil-info@cs.umd.edu for ordering information) My emerging theory of “education by engagement and construction,” (ava
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