Between Tanzania and Finland: learning Java over the Web

Authors:
Kimmo Järvinen;Tuukka Pienimäki;Tommi Teräsvirta;John Joel Kyaruzi;Erkki Sutinen
Affiliations:
University of Helsinki;University of Helsinki;University of Helsinki;University of Dar Es, Salaam;Purdue University, University of Helsinki
Venue:
SIGCSE '99 The proceedings of the thirtieth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Year:
1999

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Abstract

A pilot project between two institutions of computer science, one in Finland and the other in Tanzania, reveals potentials and risks of a collaborative learning framework. Two groups, one from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and the other from the Computing Centre of the University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, were designing a web-based environment for learning the Java programming language. Preliminary experiences indicate that the challenges of the scheme fall into at least four categories, namely those of technicalities, organizational aspects, attitudes, and cultural differences.