This report explains the need for viable and effective partnerships between K-12 schools and institutions of higher education involving service and service-learning, and discusses the State of Washington's experience in this area. It is stated that both rural and urban schools have found service and service-learning to be effective methods of…

In a clothing for special needs class, one student project involved becoming a clothing consultant to a blind man. The student and client evaluated and coded his wardrobe using a Braille-adapted computer, made Braille labels for clothing, and shopped to fill gaps in the wardrobe. The service learning project connected classroom learning with a…

It seems irrefutable that the world is progressing in concert with computer science. Educational applications and projects for first and second language acquisition have not been left behind. However, currently it seems that the reputation of completely computer-based language learning courses has taken a nosedive, and, consequently there has been…

The authors explore the difficulties relating to the human relationship between the supervisor and the supervised in action learning projects for managers. They provide a framework for supervisory relationships. (CH)

Discusses the use of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) in the world of education, focusing on new paradigms, types of CALL environments, and characteristics of technology-rich schools. Several sidebars discuss technology types for CALL, what is needed to create a CALL environment, building a computer lab, and student-project Internet…

Based on the premise that technology can assist teachers in bringing about student learning about the past, this paper contends that technology must be integrated into the curriculum (in this case, the history curriculum) as a whole and it must complement the philosophy and the practice of the teacher. The paper is divided into sections: (1)…