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Sunday, August 06, 2006
E/Pop Adds A 'Human Dimension' To Online Teaching - IT Backbones
WiredRed, the leader in enterprise-scale real-time communication software, today announced that the University of Dundee has turned to its e/pop web conferencing solution to enable distance learning for students facing the steep learning curve of joining its Applied Computing degree in the second year. The University of Dundee has just started running the four-year Applied Computing degree, where students can enrol directly into the second year if they have sufficiently advanced qualifications. However, students entering via this route rarely have prior knowledge of object-oriented programming, and therefore experience a steep learning curve at the start of their University studies. There was, therefore, a need to redress this deficit for new students who were otherwise well qualified. A project (Java Online) was set up to consider how to take the existing Java module currently delivered face-to-face (F2F) to the first year students and deliver it remotely to those applying to join the second year. For example, applicants could study Java Online during their college studies or during the vacation immediately prior to university.
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