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Project MERLIN: A learning environment of the future

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2008

Debra Marsh ,
Imogen Arnold ,
Nicolette Ellis ,
Julian Halliwell ,
Clare Hodgins  and
Steve Malcom
Debra Marsh
Affiliation:
MERLIN Project Leader, Language Institute, University of Hull HU6 7RX, UK (email: d.a.marsh@langc.hull.ac.uk), Fax: +(0)1482 466180.
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In September 1995 the Language Institute at the University of Hull and British Telecommunications plc began working together on a major research project with the aim developing an environment to support distance teaching and learning. Project MERLIN is exploring the latest commincations techologies to support interaction and collaboration between groups of remote learners, and between these learneers and their tutor. These technologies include: computer conferencing, dynamic HTML and the integration of specifically designed database and telephone-conferencing facilities with the World Wide Web interface.

Type
Update
Information
ReCALL , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , May 1997 , pp. 52 - 54
Copyright
Copyright © European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning 1997

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Notes

1. Multimedia Educational Research into Learning via an Information Network.

2. The development of this ‘back end‘ techonology is part of a broader BT research initiative to produce a generic platform for educational, training and other social applications to be known as RISE (Real-time Interactive Social Environment).