• Educational Technology International
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.21-52
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• 2007

Research related to Web-based learning (WBL) has grown exponentially in the last decade. Scholars have explored a variety of areas related to WBL, including techniques, strategies and best practices. One area of particular interest to scholars is the potential of WBL to support and facilitative collaborative learning. Despite the continued exploration, there continues to be a concern related to the theoretical foundations of WBL. The purpose of this article is to explore how different theories may be used to guide research and inform practice in online collaborative learning. We integrate the major points drawn from current research and theory from a variety of perspectives so as to gain a better understanding of how learning is enabled by asynchronous modes of online collaborative learning. We then use this understanding to identify opportunities and challenges for theory development and research in WBL.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.750-753
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• 2005

Internet service, a part of our life, requires the changes not only of environment in our life but also of people's sense of value. It also requires a quick change in the spear of education activities without exception. It brought a lot of changes into educational methods, our recognition on education, and various kinds of educational tools and environment. The introduction of WBI (Web Based Instruction) is one of the most important thing. This study have applied WBI to Industrial high school education to improve its quality and accomplish its effective teaching-learning. That is, we have applied CNC(Computerized Numerical Control) and Processing learning to machining center learning and have given students chances and various learning materials so that they could contact with new information. We aimed at testing and studying some effects on the improvements of learning accomplishment and motive in this study.