University Study Evaluation of Use of Web Platform in Distance Learning

1 Manuel Castro, UNED, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 28040 Madrid, Spain, [email protected] 2 África López-Rey, UNED, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 28040 Madrid, Spain, [email protected] 3 Clara M. Pérez, UNED, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 28040 Madrid, Spain, [email protected] 4 Juan V. Míguez, UNED, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 28040 Madrid, Spain, [email protected] 5 Elio Sancristobal, UNED, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 28040 Madrid, Spain 6 Antonio Colmenar, UNED, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 28040 Madrid, Spain, [email protected] 7 Carlos de Mora, UNED, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 28040 Madrid, Spain, [email protected] 8 Fernando Yeves, UNED, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 28040 Madrid, Spain, [email protected] 9 José Carpio, UNED, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 28040 Madrid, Spain, [email protected] 10 Juan Peire, UNED, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 28040 Madrid, Spain, [email protected] Abstract  This paper will evaluate the use of the WebCT as a platform to complement the daily operation of the UNED (Spanish University for distance Education), one of the largest Distance Universities inside Europe. During the last two years we have been using the WebCT to complement the teaching resources inside the UNED and we have used it in two different subjects within the UNED's Faculty of Computer Science: "Computer Structure and Technology I" and "Computer Science Physic Fundamentals".