CHAPTER 1: The Foundation

Please click on any of the links below for more information about the ideas addressed in Virtual Architecture, such as "wetware," "telecollaborative activity structures," "teleresearch purposes," and "student action sequences." The articles are displayed within each section in a suggested reading order.

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Focus: Designing an Activity

Harris, J. (1997-98). Wetware: Why use activity structures? Learning and Leading With Technology, 25(4), 13-17.

Harris, J. (2000-2001). Structuring Internet-enriched learning spaces. Learning and Leading With Technology, 28 (4), 50-55.

Harris, J. (1998). Activity structures for curriculum-based telecollaboration. Learning and Leading With Technology, 26(1), 6-15.

Harris, J. (1998). Educational teleresearch is a means, not an end. Learning and Leading With Technology, 26(3), 42-48.

Harris, J. (1999). "I know what we're doing but how do we do it?" - Action sequences for curriculum-based telecomputing. Learning and Leading With Technology, 26(6), 42-44.

Harris, J. (1997). Content and intent shape function: Designs for Web-based educational telecomputing activities. Learning and Leading With Technology, 24(5), 17-20.

Focus: Locating and Choosing an Activity

Harris, J. (1999). First steps to telecollaboration. Learning and Leading With Technology, 27(3), 54-57.

Harris, J. (1998). Assistive annotations: The art of recommending Web sites. Learning and Leading With Technology, 25(6), 58-61.

Focus: Participating in an On-line Activity

Harris, J. (2000). Online to learn or in line with standards? An illusory dilemma. Learning and Leading With Technology, 28 (3), 10-15.

Harris, J. (2001). Telecollaborators wanted: More than seek & find. Learning and Leading With Technology, 28 (8), 46-49.

Harris, J. (2000). Taboo topic no longer: Why telecollaborative projects sometimes fail. Learning and Leading With Technology, 27(5), 58-61.

Harris, J. (2002). Wherefore art thou, telecollaboration? Learning and Leading With Technology, 29(6), 55, 57-59.

Harris, J. (1997). Ridiculous requests: The issue of scale in netiquette. Learning and Leading With Technology, 25(2), 13-16.