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Kerka, Sandra – 1998
Like most institutions in a world of change, the practice of mentoring is being influenced by new forms of work, technology, and learning. Organizational trends such as downsizing, restructuring, teamwork, increased diversity, and individual responsibility for career development are contributing to a resurgent interest in mentoring in the 1990s.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Strategies, Educational Trends
Imel, Susan – 1998
When considering the role of technology in adult learning, adult educators must determine how to respond to technology and exploit it without diminishing the learning experience. Four approaches to integrating technology into adult learning are currently being used: technology as curriculum (adults not only learn content through technology but…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Computer Uses in Education
Bishop, Ann P. – 1993
Today's information infrastructure provides access to a growing array of software and services for education. As both the capabilities of technology and the number of its uses grow, the need to set national policy for computer networking has become increasingly apparent. The High Performance Computing Act of 1991 established government support for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Trends
Plotnick, Eric – 1996
A content analysis was performed to determine the trends in the field of educational technology for the period October 1, 1994 through September 30, 1995. Sources for the analysis included five leading professional journals in educational technology, papers given at annual conventions of three professional associations, dissertations from five…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2001
Distance education (DE) is increasingly seen as a powerful vehicle for delivering various types of education, including career and technical education (CTE). Fast-paced, pervasive changes in the economic, social, and technological foundations of education and educational delivery, including the increasing use of information and communications…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Communications, Community Colleges
Kerka, Sandra – 2001
Nontraditional students are the fastest-growing segment of the postsecondary population. About 41% of students are over 25, and nearly 12% are over 40. Previously, the bulk of financial aid went to traditional-age, usually full-time, students in degree programs. Today, however, the sheer numbers of nontraditional students, including distance…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Bibliographies, Career Education