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Johnson, David R.; And Others – 1989
Compiled by various members of the higher educational community together with risk managers, computer center managers, and computer industry experts, this report recommends establishing policies on an institutional level to protect colleges and universities from computer viruses and the accompanying liability. Various aspects of the topic are…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, Colleges, Computer Networks
Dively, Dwight – 1990
An initiative of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications is a membership organization working to strengthen the efficiency, impact, and quality of educational telecommunications systems and programs. Most of the members are institutions of higher education, but the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Systems, Microcomputers
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Congressional Research Service. – 1980
This report is a current review and exposition of the role of information technology in education, with particular emphasis on the perspectives of leaders in the field and their views regarding its many potentials. The purpose of the study is to present an overview of the hearings and associated workshop on this topic held during the 96th…
Descriptors: Computers, Educational Technology, Futures (of Society), Government Role
Texas State Board of Education, Austin. – 1991
Adopted in November 1988, the Long-Range Plan for Technology of the Texas State Board of Education plots the course for meeting educational needs through the application of technology and for implementing concomitant changes in education from 1988 to the year 2000. The plan recognizes that both educational technology and the practice of education…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1992
This hearing on H.R. 5082, "The Telecommuting Act of 1992," focuses on how the developing telecommunications infrastructure can provide major benefits to the environment, employers, and the daily life of working people, who now have the ability to telecommute to their office from some alternative work site located nearer to their home.…
Descriptors: Facsimile Transmission, Federal Government, Futures (of Society), Government Role

Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1991
This report provides a brief summary of the major findings and recommendations derived from an extensive study of educational technology programs funded by the State of California since 1984 under two legislative acts, AB 803 and AB 1470. An independent evaluation of educational technology programs required by AB 1470 was conducted by The Far West…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Demonstration Programs, Educational Technology