Behind the hype of the "virtual university" lies real change in the way practitioners approach university teaching. This book focuses on the changes to teaching both on and off campus that have either come from, or themselves influenced the development of educational technologies.

Introduction, Terry Evans, Daryl Nation; Chapter 1 The Transformation of the University into an Institution of Independent Learning, Otto Peters; Chapter 2 Transforming and Enhancing University Teaching, Randy Garrison, Terry Anderson; Chapter 3 Knowledge and Networks, David Harris; Chapter 4 The Wedlock Between Technology and Open and Distance Education, Olugbemiro Jegede; Chapter 5 Managing the Introduction of Technology in Teaching and Learning, Sandra Wills, Shirley Alexander; Chapter 6 Changing Media, Changing Times, Robert Fox, Allan Herrmann; Chapter 7 Opening up New Teaching and Learning Spaces, Michelle Selinger; Chapter 8 Fears and Ambitions, Samuel Haihuie; Chapter 9 Lions and Merlions, Neil Hanley, Stewart Marshall; Chapter 10 To be or not to be, Richard Wah; Chapter 11 The Ultimate Disorienting Dilemma, Campbell-Gibson Chere; Chapter 12 Using New Technologies to Create Learning Part nerships, Ron Oliver; Chapter 13 Understanding Changes to University Teaching, Terry Evans, Daryl Nation;