Imging of A virtual University

摘要

Education in any society is the reflection of shared values, cultures, and expectations of its members. Traditionally higher education has been the investment for lofe and graduatin meant permanent separation from a formal education. Now instead, the amount of information available is growing exponentially and changes in knowledge are accelerating.Social systems are extremely unstable an educational systemsbased on the paradigm, in which people learn to prepare for their life during a certain period, can not function well anymore. peopel want and need education provided to htemselves in their workplaces, home, or near learning centers. The current reserch discusses the image creation of a virtual university as a new educational system. Above all, it dwscibes the importance of image-building based on stakeholders' shared values and ideas, as a preparation stage before an actual design stage. As a framework for imga-building, Banathy's three dimensional model is introduced. THen, an image of a virtual university is introduced as just one example. This image has been created based on the current reseracher's values and ideas, by appliyig Banathy's framework.