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Foundations for the Learning Web

Brian R. Gaines, Douglas H. Norrie and Mildred L. G. Shaw
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
gaines@cpsc.ucalgary.ca, norrie@enme.ucalgary.ca, mildred@cpsc.ucalgary.ca

Abstract: The learning web was presented [Norrie and Gaines, 1995] at EdMedia95 as a systemic approach to the modeling and support of knowledge processes in a learning society. This article addresses the rationale for, and systemic foundations of, the learning web, its implications for restructuring the higher education system, and the role of information technology in supporting that restructuring. Two associated articles report on the implementation of some of the technologies necessary to support the learning web [Gaines and Shaw, 1996], and some preliminary experience in applying them in undergraduate education [Shaw and Gaines, 1996].

1 Reengineering the Educational System