The World is Our Campus: A Comparative Review of Webconferencing Products for Geographically Distributed Collaborative Work

Citation:

Cogburn, D.L. and D. Kurup (2006) “The World is Our Campus: A Comparative Review of Webconferencing Products for Geographically Distributed Collaborative Work” Network Computing, pp 57-63.

Abstract:

Companies, government agencies and universities alike recognize the importance of colaboration. In universities, exciting mixed-learning initiatives blend face-to-face classes with remote participation.  Researchers relish teaming up wiht far-flung associates, leading to a rise in virtual research centers and "collaboratories" where educators in multiple time zones share data and pool resources for complex investigations.  In fact, the National Science Foundation has launched a major initiative to support these activities via its Cyberinfrastructure-TEAM (Training, Education, Advancement and Mentoring) Program.

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