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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1993
This background paper analyzes technologies for tomorrow's information superhighways. Advanced networks will first be used to support scientists in their work, but will soon be deployed more widely in business, entertainment, health care, and education. Significant progress has been made toward the development of gigabit network technology since…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Futures (of Society), Information Networks, Information Technology
Peer reviewedHodgson, V.; McConnell, D. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1995
Discusses the theory, nature, and benefits of cooperative learning. Considers the Cooperative Learning and Development Network (CLDN) trial in the JITOL (Just in Time Open Learning) project and examines the relationship between theories about cooperative learning and the reality of a group of professionals participating in a virtual cooperative…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Benefits, Educational Environment, Group Dynamics
Bishop, Ann P. – Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, 1994
Describes a pilot study to help develop instruments appropriate for a full-scale assessment of the Blacksburg, Virginia, community network. A brief overview of the methods employed in the pilot evaluation is given. The results of focus group interviews, lessons learned, and future plans are presented. The 17-item focus group questionnaire is…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Computer Networks, Content Analysis, Evaluation Methods
Waters, Donald; Garrett, John – 1996
The 21-member Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information was formed in December 1994 and spent a year studying what is needed to make digital libraries stable, accessible, and valid. Their final report is divided into the following sections: (1) "Introduction," which examines the fragility of cultural memory in a digital age and the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Certification, Cost Effectiveness
Pietras, Jesse John – 1994
The Connecticut State Legislature has adopted sweeping telecommunications legislation that will enhance distance education in the state through cable television and telecommunications technologies. This legislation eradicates the delimitation on cable operators of one-way transmission of cable signals and removes the primary statutory restriction…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
