United States / Russia Research of On-Line Collaboration Methods in Distance Learning Technology Development The project addresses the methods of joint research and organization of distributed international workgroups based on contemporary on-line technologies. The model is the collaboration of Ural State University, Penn State University and North Carolina State University, in the framework of its 1997-2000 “Collaboration in the Field of Distance Learning in the Area of Business Management” project, supported by the US Dept. of State. The project explores methods of remote collaboration via video- and audio-data exchange (including video-over-IP, on the basis of MBone and H.32x technologies). In 2001, Russia’s Tyumen and Chelyabinsk state universities plan to join the project. Contact Michael Yoakam North Carolina State University USA michael_yoakam@ncsu.edu Vladimir Tretyakov Ural State University Russia Vladimir.Tretyakov@usu.ru Konstantin Lovtsky Ural State University Russia Konstantin.Lovtsky@usu.ru Collaborators North Carolina State University, Penn State University USA Ural State University Russia
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