01255nas a2200169   4500008004100000245007500041210006900116260002000185300001500205520062300220100002100843700002300864700002700887700002500914700001600939856013000955       2003                        eng d00aVirtual Learning Communities - Theory and Practice: The case of VirRAD0 aVirtual Learning Communities Theory and Practice The case of Vir  c7 - 11 November  a 495 - 4983 aIn this paper we discuss the development of virtual communities and especially virtual learning communities, taking into account basic community requirements as well as social factors of e-learning. This paper has been inspired by the VirRAD European project and presents the intermediate results that have raised form the definition of a virtual community for the vocational training of radiopharmacists. We therefore present the user requirements that form the functional specification of such an environment along with the role model that provides a mindful but solid distribution of the access level in the system.1 aBouras, Christos1 aKapoulas, Vaggelis1 aTsiatsos, Thrasivoulos1 aGiannaka, Eleftheria1 aNani, Maria  uhttp://telematics.upatras.gr/telematics/publications/virtual-learning-communities-theory-and-practice-case-virrad?language=el