Information and Communication Technologies and Real-Life Learning New Education for the Knowledge Society

Information and Communication Technologies in Real-Life Learning presents the results of an International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) working conference held December 2004 in Melbourne, Australia. The working conference was organized by IFIP Working Group 3.2 (Informatics and ICT in Higher Education) and IFIP Working Group 3.4 (Professional and Vocational Education in Information Technology).

The papers in this book present a cross-section of issues in real-life learning in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays an important role. Some of the issues covered include: education models for real-life learning enabled by ICT; effective organization of a real-life learning environment; the changing role of the student; the changing role of educational institutions and their relationship with business and industry; the changing role of teachers and their use of ICT; and managment of ICT-rich education change.

Real-Life Learning: Why, What and How?.- Virtual Corporate Training Systems.- Issues in the Assessment of Real-Life Learning with ICT.- Knowledge Work Management.- Communities of Practice in Higher Education.- Knowledge Acquisition in Small Businesses.- Experiences and Practices in Modeling Distance Learning Curricula for Capillary Approaches and Limited ICT Resource Scenarios.- The Use of ICT in the Delivery of Online Services.- From Graduate to Undergraduate.- Encapsulating Real-Life Experience.- Getting Interactive Media into Schools.- Intelligent Learning Objects.- Using ICT in a Problem-Based Learning Approach.- Real-Life Learning in Higher Education.- Higher Education: Learning in Real-Life.- In Real-Life Learning, What is Meant by ‘Real’?.- Learning from the ICT Industry Real-Life Context.- Pathways in Real-Life Learning.- Real-Life Learning in Virtual Communities of Technology.- Teacher Training on the Job.- Exploring the Role of Informal Learning in Real-Life Learning.- Simulating Real-Life Problems.- A Model for University Seminars held in Companies.- Customization of Industrial Training.- Work Integrated Learning in Information Technology Education.- Providing Masters Level Computing Students with Real-Life Learning Experiences Via Capstone Projects.- A Structural Model of the Information Systems Professional.- The Industry and Education Nexus.- Experiences and Challenges in Fostering Industry and University Collaborations.- Real Life Learning: The Developing Importance of Formal and Informal Professional Communities of Practice.- Real Life Learning: The Challenge of Creating and Establishing the Role of Online and Virtual Learning Environments for All.