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Burge, Elizabeth J.; And Others – 1990
The major purpose of the workshop, "Setting a Global Agenda for the Nineties," was to identify an agenda for International Council for Distance Education (ICDE)-sponsored research. Three papers that were prepared for the workshop make up the major part of this report: (1) "Marrow Bone Thinking: Toward a Fair Representation of…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks, Distance Education, Educational Research
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Programs for the Improvement of Practice. – 1992
The 2-day meeting of 300 representatives of various practitioner and policymaking groups in education described in this report combined substantive discussions of research priorities and plans with discussions of ways to increase the use of research-based information. Fourteen small group discussions focused on both the National Education Goals…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Cooperation, Databases, Educational Change
Foster, David, Ed.; Jolly, Deborah V., Ed. – 1993
The Tel-Ed '93 conference, "Global Connections," was intended to enable educators, administrators, researchers, and industry representatives to learn of the many new and innovative applications, important research studies, best practices, and national and international policy issues in educational telecommunications. The goal was to…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Educational Technology
Atman, Kathryn S.; And Others – 1991
The purpose of this symposium on research in distance education was to continue the process of building the network of scholars and climate of cooperation and communication necessary for further development of distance education and to provide an opportunity for discussion. Four main areas of focus for the symposium were learning and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Cooperative Learning
Syracuse Univ., NY. S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. – 1987
Prepared from taped transcripts, this report summarizes presentations and panel sessions from a conference at Syracuse (New York) University that investigated the power that computers deliver to teachers and students of writing and editing, and the challenge of making the transition from typewriters to computers in the classroom. Titles of the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., New York, NY. – 1992
A summary is presented of the deliberations of a workshop devoted to the National Research and Education Network (NREN). It also includes policy papers from 18 organizations that broadly represent NREN constituencies in government, education, and industry. The NREN is one of the major components of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Stubblefield, Harold, Comp. – 1985
These proceedings contain 15 papers presented at a conference that included three general sessions and concurrent sessions for task forces on international adult education, computers, research, instructional improvement, self-directed learning, human resources development, and theory building. Some papers appear only as summarized versions. Titles…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Comparative Education
Miller, Aaron J., Ed. – 1991
This document contains the texts of seven invited presentations and six juried papers from a symposium on the uses of computer conferencing in teacher education and human resource development. The invited presentations include the following: "Computer Conferencing in the Context of Theory and Practice of Distance Education" (Michael G. Moore); "An…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Hrimech, Mohamed, Ed. – 1999
This document contains 35 papers and 4 symposia/poster sessions presented at a Canadian conference on the study of adult education. The following papers are among those included: "Adult Education on the Internet: New Dawn Breaking or Sky Falling?" (Archer); "'Shapeshifting': Negotiating Identity in First Nations Adult…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Educators
Wisconsin Univ. System, Madison. – 1999
This document contains 71 papers and 11 workshop presentations on distance teaching and learning from a conference on educational research. The following are among the papers included: "Bridging Distances and Differences" (Nancy Anderson); "The Role of Site Directors in Faculty and Student Success" (Edith M. Barnett, Jeanie P.…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Libraries, Academic Persistence, Adult Learning
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers