ICT Applications in U.S. Higher Education

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Author(s): Michelle O. Crosby-Nagy (George Washington University, USA)and John M. Carfora (Loyola Marymount University and the Immersive Education Initiative, USA)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 12
Source title: Teaching through Multi-User Virtual Environments: Applying Dynamic Elements to the Modern Classroom
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Giovanni Vincenti (Towson University, USA)and James Braman (Towson University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-822-3.ch004

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Virtual Learning Environments

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This chapter examines applications of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for education, including multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) and their returns to teaching and learning in U.S. higher education. ICT applications are most valuable when used in the context of courses with a team-based approach to learning or collaboration opportunities. Some drivers of ICT integration are discussed including the internationalization of higher education and the Millennial generation as the new customers of higher education. Recommendations for the fundamentals of positive ICT applications and integration are provided, as well as a discussion about the future of ICT applications such as MUVEs.

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