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:: Volume 6, Issue 2 (Summer 2013) ::
Educ Strategy Med Sci 2013, 6(2): 119-128 Back to browse issues page
Importance and status of web 2 tools in virtual education implementing an interactive approach at virtual Universities of Iran
Yazdani Kashani Z. 1, Tamannayifar M.R.
1- Independent Researcher, Kashan, Iran , zeynab.yazdani@gmail.com
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Aims: In regard to the main philosophy of virtual a university that is fundamental changes in instructional area and also roles of teachers and students, the most appropriate approach for designing and implementing virtual universities is an interactive approach. This approach emphasizes the importance of interaction and cooperation in a virtual educational environment. The purpose of this research was to offer a solution for implementing the interactive approach in virtual universities.

Methods: In this review study it was tried to offer a solution for implementing the interactive approach in virtual universities of Iran by reviewing and analyzing the most important theoretical and research documents available. Electronic search carried out in valid sites and some books with keywords like electronic learning, virtual university forms, virtual university of Iran and interactive approach.

Results: Application of Web 2.0 and its tools as a new solution for achieveing the interactive approach in virtual universities is defensible the potentials and tools of Web 2.0 had necessary criteria for developing virtual university with dominance of interactive approach.

Conclusion: The most important outcomes of using Web 2.0 and its tools (weblog, wiki, podcast and social networks) in virtual university like changing in the role of teacher and student, high quality learning, development of critical thinking skills, creative thinking and problem solving, organizing of cooperative groups and interactive-based environment make the context of designing and implementing interactive virtual university with the axis of interactive approach.

Keywords: Electronic Learning, Virtual University, Interactive Approach, Web 2.0
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Article Type: Original Research | Subject: Theories of Learning and Teaching in Medical Sciences
Received: 2012/12/19 | Accepted: 2013/08/3 | Published: 2013/08/3
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Yazdani Kashani Z., Tamannayifar M.R.. Importance and status of web 2 tools in virtual education implementing an interactive approach at virtual Universities of Iran. Educ Strategy Med Sci 2013; 6 (2) :119-128
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دوماهنامه علمی- پژوهشی راهبــردهای آموزش در علوم پزشکی Education Strategies in Medical Sciences
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