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Martin, Crystle; Steinkuehler, Constance – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2010
This article explores the forms of information literacy that arise in commercial entertainment games like "World of Warcraft." Using examples culled from eight months of online ethnographic data, the authors detail the forms of information literacy that arise as a regular part of in-game social interaction, emphasizing (ironically) the…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Interaction, Information Literacy, Library Services
MacFarland, Thomas W. – 2001
This study used data originally gained from a survey in 1999 to study student satisfaction at Nova Southeastern University, Florida. Survey findings were reported elsewhere. More than 2,300 students responded to the survey. The perspectives of campus-based students were compared with those of students participating in distance education. Survey…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Higher Education
Hagel, Karla, Comp.; And Others – 1991
At a conference in 1988 the Maricopa Community Colleges (Arizona) began the process that resulted in development of the Ocotillo Action/Research Groups to study the development of educational technologies in the community college setting. This year-end report presents the following reports of the various working groups, which summarize activities…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administration, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
Pastori, Sharon; And Others – 1986
This review of the activities of LEAP (Literacy for Every Adult Project), a free, basic skills tutorial program for adults, is divided into two parts. Part 1 provides the most recent assessment of the LEAP microcomputer learning center, which was funded in 1985 through a Library Services and Construction Act grant, and Part 2 details the early…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
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Montgomerie, T. Craig – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1987
This description of the Extended Campus Program offered at the University of Alberta that allows remote students to meet residency requirements for a Master of Education degree emphasizes the use of electronic communication to provide access to library resources, staff services, and computerized databases. Evaluations of the program are provided.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases, Developed Nations, Distance Education