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Report from FIG Working group 2.2 Virtual Academy. Chaired by Henrik HAGGREN and Esben MUNK SØRENSEN. Purpose. Dissemination information about Virtual Academy.
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Report from FIGWorking group 2.2 Virtual Academy Chaired by Henrik HAGGREN and Esben MUNK SØRENSEN FIG-WG 2.2
Purpose • Dissemination information about Virtual Academy. • Virtual Academy is defined as the process and technology for using Internet based communication, standards and tools learning processes on/off campus • WG 2.2 founds the topic for the group important within the whole Commision 2 because it is clearly within this area that rapid change will appear in the years forward to 2006. • To create the basis for af FIG-policy FIG-WG 2.2
The period 1998-2002. • The Working Group was reestablished during the FIG XXII Congress in Washington in 2002 and it is in large a continuation of the respective During the four year period of 2002-2006, following meetings are planned so far for WG 2.2 to contribute with sessions at: FIG Congress 2006, Munich, Germany FIG Working Week 2005, Cairo, Egypt FIG Working Week 2004, 23-28 May, Athens. Priority in the period is given to arrange a workshop and a report to FIG 2006. To be published as a DVD/book. FIG-WG 2.2
Workshop • In conjunction of the FIG Working Week 2004, 23-28 May, Athens, GreeceThe workshop on "Virtual Academy” proposed to have the title: • Global knowledgesharing and local learning. FIG-WG 2.2
FIG - Workshop • Section A: Learning theorySection B: Tools and technologies for learningSection C: New tools and sites for the disciplines within geomaticsSection D: A selection of best practice will be selected after open call to present their models and experiences. Section E: Organizational and Ethic aspect of Internetbased learning • Call for papers will be announced in September 2003 with af deadline for summaries to December 2003 and a full paper for pre-review February 1st. 2004. • The timeline is based on the success of finding a local organizer. If this doesn´t happens both Aalborg University and Helsinki Technical University offer to host the meeting in Autumn 2004. • After the workshop the presentations will be “pos-treviewied” and prepared for a book/report/CD/DVD to be published in the 2005 to 2006. FIG-WG 2.2
Open WorkingGroup • The workinggroup is actually open and consist on the moment of Pedro Cavero, Henrik Haggren and Esben Munk Sørensen. • Participants in the Seminar on Virtual Academy in Finland will be separately invited to contribute to the workinggroup as a discussiongroup primarely on a common WG 2.2 Mailinglist. FIG-WG 2.2