This Solution-Finding Report provides information, requested by Anushka Shirali with the Northeast Comprehensive Center|RMC Research, on behalf of New York State, for resources on research-based best practices and instructional strategies so the districts that wish to use technology to create a positive learning environment for their diverse…

This annotated bibliography lists 10 articles and documents selected through a search of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database. They are: (1) "The Use of Computers in the Instructional Process in Australian Distance Education" (Geoff Arger and Debbie Clayton); (2) "Distance Education Technologies: All That Glitters Is Not…

This document presents a bibliography on the applications of information technologies in postsecondary distance education. An overview of postsecondary distance education and some descriptive statistics are provided in the report. The content of the report is divided into two sections. The introduction includes: (1) "Overview of Post-Secondary…

Abstracts of 25 articles and documents provide examples of the delivery of science, math, and vocational education via such media as interactive television, communications satellites, videodiscs, and electronic mail. Studies of instructional effectiveness and design issues are also represented. (SK)

This Critical Issue Bibliography (CRIB) Sheet focuses on distance education in higher education. Included are citations for some of the most recent ERIC literature in the field. Citations are grouped into: (1) Initial Steps (Directories); (2) Accreditation; (3) Challenges and Innovations; (4) Curriculum; (5) Institutional Applications; (6)…

Presents a calendar of 17 upcoming conferences (time frame from October, 2001 to June, 2002) that may be of interest to readers of the "Quarterly Review of Distance Education." For each conference, a Web site is included, and for all but three, descriptive statements about the conferences are provided. (AEF)

During the past three years, the role of the instructional systems designer has taken on greater significance for instructors. This is because many faculty members have been asked to put their entire courses online over the World Wide Web. Instructors are now creating a substantial percentage of the online courses with little or no background in…

This 206-item annotated bibliography focuses on projects which place the use of new communications technologies within an educational planning framework and which acknowledge the need for communications satellites to be considered as part of a total telecommunications system. Though citations included relate primarily to the uses of…

Presents research abstracts from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology. Topics include: classroom communication apprehension and distance education; outcomes of a distance-delivered science course; the NASA/Kennedy Space Center Virtual Science Mentor program; survey of traditional and distance learning higher education members;…

This handbook is designed to serve the needs of colleges and universities considering the development of distance degree programs. Its objectives are to report on current practices among colleges offering degree programs primarily through telecommunications; to describe current distance degree programs that can be used as models; and to identify…

Designed to update "The Institute Bibliography 1990" and its 1991 supplement, this bibliography includes all items submitted by members of the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) that are relevant to the area of educational technology. Although this is an update to the 1990 edition, it contains some new entries from 1989 onwards.…

This annotated bibliography is introduced by a description of the work of the Open University's Institute of Educational Technology (IET), which is concerned with all aspects of the academic work of the Open University and, increasingly, in wider spheres through its consultancy work and program of workshops on open and distance learning. The 1990…

This document presents nine bibliographies, compiled from training materials used at workshops conducted by Project RETOOL, on the integration of special education technology into the higher education curriculum. Workshop topics include: "Effective Uses of Technology for Teaching Math, Science, Social Studies, and Writing";…

This annotated bibliography includes 140 entries with information on open and distance learning in teacher education worldwide. Listings range from well-known international journals to smaller, more localized newsletters. The bibliography provides a keyword index and a listing of relevant journals and newsletters. (SM)

The rapid development and decreasing costs of communications technologies, including microcomputers, the Internet, and the World Wide Web, are affecting the delivery of distance education (DE) and expanding its potential audience. The DE literature reflects the increasing interest in the potential of current technologies to alter traditional…