The personal experiences of a "noncomputernic" with computer conferencing for educational research, conducting professional association business, and consulting activities are described in this paper. Problems and possibilities of computer conferencing are identified and discussed based on experiences with: (1) CompuServe; (2) the American Educational Research Association (AERA) network; and (3) the Army Forum. The paper concludes with a proposal for a television conference on the future of university-based continuing education centers, which would utilize a recently established electronic network at the University of Georgia. (MES)