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Pierce, Jean W.; And Others – Educational Researcher, 1991
Describes the three most active computerized discussion forums available to educational researchers on BITNET: the Educational Research List (ERL-L), the Education Policy Analysis List (EDPOLYAN), and the Educational Technology List (EDTECH). Lists nine other BITNET discussion groups of related interest. Addresses and access information are…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Discussion, Educational Research, Electronic Mail
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Schrage, Michael – Science, 1991
Discusses the conceptual roots of computer-mediated collaboration in real-time networks and the software environments that currently support these networks. Examines the informal and formal electronic-mail networks in the United Kingdom. Speculates on future developments for this emerging technology. (JJK)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Electronic Mail, Postsecondary Education, Research Tools
Pettibone, Timothy J.; Roddy, Mary E. – 1987
An inter-university network of computer centers, the "Because It's Time NETwork" (BITNET), is described. Specific guidelines and format requirements for using BITNET, with sample commands, are presented. More than 1,800 computers at over 600 institutions of higher education and research centers in Europe, Asia, and North America are…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Electronic Mail, Higher Education
Gray, Peter J. – 1984
This guide discusses four types of microcomputer-based communication programs that could prove useful to evaluators: (1) the direct communication of information generated by one computer to another computer; (2) using the microcomputer as a terminal to a mainframe computer to input, direct the analysis of, and/or output data using a statistical…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Data Processing, Databases
Newby, Gregory B. – 1992
Information technologies such as computer mediated communication (CMC), virtual reality, and telepresence can provide the communication flow required by high-speed management techniques that high-technology industries have adopted in response to changes in the climate of competition. Intra-corporate CMC might be used for a variety of purposes…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Electronic Mail, Futures (of Society)
Zacher, Candace M. – 1987
This report describes the process of development of training for agricultural research, teaching, and extension professionals in how to use the Fast Agricultural Communications Terminal (FACTS) computer network at Purdue University (Indiana), which is currently being upgraded in order to utilize the latest computer technology. The FACTS system is…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Computer Networks, Data Processing, Electronic Mail
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Thomas, Charles R. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1995
Advances in computing hardware and software, voice and electronic communications, electronic mail, and the information highway will affect the work environment for institutional researchers. In addition, as teaching, learning, and administrative processes are reengineered, the traditional analytical skills of these professionals will be useful in…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Computer Networks, Computers
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Levitan, Thomas; Wolf, Lisa E. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1994
An annotated list cites reports, books, and other resources for institutional research into campus diversity. It includes studies undertaken by individual institutions, often including assessment instruments, organizational resources, books and articles, and electronic mail lists. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Environment, Computer Networks, Cultural Pluralism
Lincoln, Yvonna S. – 1992
This descriptive study examines how the proliferation of electronic hook-ups to remote locations, to databases, and particularly to electronic mail (e-mail), is changing the work, communication patterns and self-image of higher education faculty. In particular the study examined whether technological acquisition had an impact on professors'…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communications
Harasim, Linda; Johnson, E. Marcia – 1986
Existing knowledge of computer conferencing is synthesized to indicate how it could address some of the current professional difficulties faced by Ontario teachers with regard to computers in the classroom, and strategies and guidelines for introducing such a computer-mediated learning approach into educational activities are provided. This report…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Annotated Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski; And Others – International Journal of Social Education, 1996
Examines the effects of electronic mail and bulletin boards on teachers' perceptions, instructional practices, and student involvement in an elementary social studies program. Although responses were generally positive, the study suggested mandating teacher team leaders to facilitate integrating the technology into the curriculum. (MJP)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Communication Research, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
Saunders, Laverna M., Ed. – 1996
This book addresses many of the practical issues involved in developing the virtual library. Seven presentations from the Eighth Annual Computers in Libraries Conference are included in this book in augmented form. The papers are supplemented by "The Evolving Virtual Library: An Overview" (Laverna M. Saunders and Maurice Mitchell), a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Case Studies, Computer Networks