Research paper

Mathur, Maneesh & Reid, Ian, The use of virtual classroom software for
flexible learning (2005)
http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/aw05/papers/refereed/
mathur/paper.html
[2005, November 3].

Flexibility in educational provision is one of the many benefits that can result from the use of the World Wide Web in higher education. Of particular concern is the need to blend face-to-face and technologically mediated experiences, and to provide the capacity to mix synchronous and asynchronous collaboration as part of a flexible learning program. This paper summarises the results of a pilot study that implemented the Centra [HREF2] Virtual Classroom tool at the University of South Australia, as a means to provide high quality and flexible learning experiences to students learning at a distance in conjunction with face-to-face interaction.