PLE THEORY

• Public
• Citizenship
• Communications
• Legal

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• VIOLET: Learning on the Net. Final report to the Office of Learning Technologies. San San Sy & Kathleen Anderson. (1999). The Legal Studies Program developed VIOLET: Learning on the Net with the goal to improve our understanding of how a particular group of women learn about the law using the Web. Phase II built on the web site developed in Phase I. The project team worked with abused women and their service providers, observing the way that they learn. The full report describes the design and development of the web site and the lessons learned in training and observing the women using the web site. The web design process incorporates constructivist learning theory, web-based learning theory, women’s way of knowing, and adult learning theory. The project comments on the strategies that women in non-formal learning environments require when seeking information using the Web. This understanding contributes to the growing body of literature on the use of the Web, capitalizing on its unique qualities for learning in a non-formal environment.
• Online Conferencing: A Guide for Virtual Group Discussion. San San Sy and Kathleen Anderson. 3rd Edition (2004).Online conferences, virtual discussion forums, online communities, and electronic workspaces are gatherings of people on the Internet. Depending on their purpose, conferences can be on-going or for a specific time frame. The Legal Studies Program has been involved with the creation of workspaces, educational events, and public and private discussions using this technology. This guide is written as a start-up for those newly introduced to the technology. It focuses on text-based asynchronous conferencing using Web-based conferencing software. It presents concepts and principles for online conferencing and does not relate to functions of specific software.
• ACJNet: Online Education (1997) - San San Sy. This is one of the papers in the series on the components of ACJNet (Access to Justice Network). Online education is described in the paper as one of the five stated goals of ACJNet. The hope was that this paper would provide the basis for ACJNet to engage in the design and delivery of online education.