IRMA-International.org: Creator of Knowledge
Information Resources Management Association
Advancing the Concepts & Practices of Information Resources Management in Modern Organizations

Charting Student Physical Locations in the Virtual World

Author(s): Terence Cavanaugh (University of North Florida, USA)and Elinor A. Scheirer (University of North Florida, USA)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 12
EISBN13: 9781609606688

Purchase

View Charting Student Physical Locations in the Virtual World on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

View Sample PDF


Abstract

Distance-learning courses are primarily designed for Internet-based asynchronous delivery of instruction. This case describes the use of Web 2.0 GIS technologies to create a graphic representation of student locations on an interactive map. This class map then became a multi-purpose resource for online class members and the instructor: to locate and highlight students’ distances from the instructor and among themselves; to remind the instructor to be sensitive to possible effects of locations on students due to environmental factors such as weather conditions; to help the instructor tailor proximity-based resources or course requirements for students; to help the instructor connect distance-learning students with each other geographically for group projects based on their locations; and to facilitate the efforts of students and the instructor in identifying locally available resources relevant to their coursework.

Related Content

Olefhile Mosweu. © 2020. 31 pages.
Bantu Morolong, Rebecca Lekoko, Veronica Magang. © 2015. 15 pages.
Debra R. Sprague, Beverly Shaklee. © 2015. 18 pages.
Stephanie J. Jones. © 2012. 16 pages.
Xiaojun Chen, Jea H. Choi, Ji Hyun Yu, Timothy Newby. © 2013. 25 pages.
Body Bottom