Suggests that all stakeholders should share a focus on "innovations," referring here simultaneously to technologies and their social, cultural, political, and historical contexts. Introduces a new perspective through which writing center professionals can approach collaborative relationships with other stakeholders in the move towards…

Document imaging, a technology that transforms printed text, figures, and pictures into computer-accessible forms, may be offered as a solution to document management problems involving space and personnel. Administrators and planners should understand relevant issues, considerations, difficulties, and options. Examples are drawn from the…

Describes the impact of computer technology in the business world, particularly on business communications. Suggests ways to help students and employees cope with changes in the workplace. (MS)

Outlines the similarities and differences between traditional degree programs and industrial training programs and offers suggestions for colleges initiating industrial training efforts, covering areas such as administrative responses, the target group, internal communication, faculty, instructional implications, program delivery, finances,…

Discusses the importance of the principal's role in preparing for the changes that are taking place in adapting education's role to a technological future. (MD)

A key issue in redesigning college and university business processes is whether new processes should be enabled by information systems that focus on them or share highly integrated data and common methods with older processes. An approach used at the University of Saskatchewan (Canada) that entailed reorganization, reorientation, and retooling is…

Outlines steps in establishing an Advanced Technology Center (ATC) to help colleges avoid unnecessary expenditures and develop the most appropriate ATC for local needs. Offers guidance on visiting other ATC sites; planning the facility; finding funding; acquiring staff or retraining current staff; networking; and maintaining and upgrading the ATC.…

Outlines five lessons learned at Roosevelt-Perry Elementary School (Kentucky) when the computer education program, Humana Computer Tutor project, was implemented. The principal was important to the success of the program. (MD)

Ways in which college alumni officers are using emerging technology to enhance regional programming and distance communication are described, including World Wide Web sites, electronic mail, and satellite and video technologies. Suggestions are made for getting started: defining goals, doing research, offering inexpensive connections, and…

For liberal arts colleges, an alternative method of planning for information technology is to seek nontechnology priorities for which information technology can be justified. Drew University (New Jersey) and Hartwick College (New York) have used this opportunistic approach successfully, in different ways. (MSE)

Computer assisted career guidance (CACG) systems and other computer applications are becoming established components of counseling and guidance services. While technical details involved in software and hardware operations are usually attended to, problems resulting from interpersonal dynamics in the implementation process often contribute more to…

This plan for the introduction of high technology instructional programs at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College was designed to help the college meet the staffing needs of local companies for technicians trained in high technology fields. After an introductory discussion of the changing nature of the labor market and its impact on college…

The potential of CD-ROM and floppy disks in college student recruitment is explored. Benefits, research strategies, selection of format, creation of content, production values, and details of delivery are discussed. It is argued that carefully planned and effectively produced CD-ROMS and floppy disks can supplement computer network capabilities as…

Designed for staff development personnel, this paper reviews information and resources on technical upgrading for vocational education faculty, and offers recommendations for the implementation of a staff development program. The paper offers an update on materials published between 1982 and 1984, highlighting a major survey of staff development…

This manual is a guide to the use of assistive technology with Iowa students who have disabilities. Section 1 offers legal definitions and examples of assistive technology and is followed by a section that considers how assistive technology helps students by providing examples of assistive technology in the general education curriculum. Section 3…