The Internet and Travel and Tourism Education

ISBN-13: 9780789016508 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 193 str.

Gary Williams; Gary Williams

Opis

Macro and micro issues are discussed relating to the use of the Internet to enhance a travel and tourism curriculum. Insights offered on Web-based instruction, student perceptions of Internet courses, and using the Web to expand content areas will help travel and tourism instructors use online resou

Spis treści

Contents

• Preface
• Tourism Education and the Internet: Benefits, Challenges and Opportunities
• Teaching Global Tourism Geography Using the Internet: A Case Study of the Paradigm Shift in Educational Technology
• Technology by Degrees: Teaching Information Technology to Tourism Undergraduates--A Case Study
• Technology and Tertiary Tourism Students: An Australian Perspective
• Creating a Virtual Learning Community
• Studies in Tourism and Hospitality Management: Embracing Change and Incorporating Technology in the Development, Delivery and Evaluation of Subject Material
• Collaborative approach to Multimedia Courseware Design and Development
• Creating a Hospitality Sales Management Course on the Web: Lessons for the Beginner
• The Virtual Enterprise: Using Internet Based Technology to Create a New Educational Paradigm for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry
• Restaurant Management and Operations: A Tourism Virtual Experience
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Bob Mckercher, Gary Williams, William Chernish