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Weiss, April; Kennedy, Paul – 2000
In 2 years, RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia) set up an online learning system for 50,000 students. The development of the RMIT Distributed Learning System has taken the University from a cottage industry model to a fully fledged enterprise system for flexible online learning, integrated with the University's student administration system and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Distance Education
Wilson, William P. – 1997
Many campus networks provide the infrastructure necessary for providing patrons with ubiquitous access to a wide range of information from their desktops with easy-to-use interfaces, in a cost-effective manner. The components of such a system could include: electronic awareness products which would allow faculty to stay abreast of new work in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Campus Planning, Change, Computer Networks
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Watt, Molly; Watt, Don – Learning Tomorrow. Journal of the Apple Education Advisory Council, 1986
This paper describes early issues, events, and efforts in New Hampshire to develop a telecommunications base for students and educators. Six "dreams" of possible telecommunications programs are briefly described, some facts about New Hampshire are provided, and some problems to be addressed are considered. The beginnings of the New…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Networks, Educational Development, Electronic Mail
Barker, Philip – 2002
The electronic dissemination of information via computer networks is having a considerable impact on educational institutions in terms of the mechanisms that they are able to employ for course delivery. As a result of this, the number of courses that are taught electronically through the Internet and/or the World Wide Web has increased…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Distance Education, Educational Development
Dlodlo, Nomusa; Dlodlo, Joseph B.; Masiye, Bighton S. – 2001
Current workflow systems largely assume a closed network where all the software is available on a homogenous platform and all participants are locally linked together at the same time. The field of Electronic Distance Education (EDE) on the other hand, requires the next-generation workflow that will integrate workflows from a distributed…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Distance Education
Ritland, Marian; Moore, Sue Shelton – 1999
Nearly 90% of all University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (UWEC) students and staff are regular users of e-mail. The University has taken advantage of this widespread use and replaced many paper distributions--payroll earnings statements, unofficial transcripts, degree audits, adviser grade reports, bills, et cetera--with distribution via e-mail.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
Douglas, Charlene – 2002
The University of Wisconsin System (UWS) has attempted to establish a well-defined set of support services for Internet-based teaching and learning for its 27 campuses and LI (Learning Innovations, a UWS organization that focuses on total online programs). The objectives of these services are: to provide all University of Wisconsin (UW) campuses…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Courseware, Distance Education, Educational Development
Akahori, Kanji – 1998
The 100-school networking project began in Japan in 1993, sponsored by MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry and Ministry of Education). The features of this project can be summarized as follows: (1) one server computer per school; (2) supported by government organization or quasi government organization; (3) supported by local…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Educational Change
Kerley, Douglas W. – 1990
After presenting a brief history of computer-assisted instruction (CAI), this paper provides an overview of the current uses of computer technology in instruction at U.S. community colleges. This profile focuses on the ways in which the technology has been spread throughout the curriculum, the characteristics of computer laboratories, and the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Moreno, Janette; Helenius, Marika; Viteli Jarmo – 2001
The VETO project is part of the Ministry of Education national strategy to develop an Information Society Program in Finnish schools. The focus of the VETO project is to develop and identify relevant guidelines for the implementation and integration of network based education solutions in vocational schools. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Distance Education, Educational Development
Fishman, Barry; And Others – 1997
There are many significant issues that need to be addressed for the future of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in education. These include: the primary benefits of CMC technology in the past; the activity structures which are supported by computer-based collaboration; technological, social, institutional and cognitive barriers which prevent…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Conference Papers
Baker, Ronald L.; Wolff, Susan J. – 1998
While most community and technical colleges individually offer courses by distance learning, they are increasingly challenged to provide the full range of instructional and student support services needed for expanding distance education programs. To address this issue, Washington and Oregon community and technical colleges formed distance…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Networks, Consortia, Continuing Education
Weber, John – 1996
In the fall semester 1995, Southern Arkansas University- Magnolia (SAU-M) began a two semester trial delivering college classes via a compressed video link between SAU-M and its sister school Southern Arkansas University Tech (SAU-T) in Camden. As soon as the University began broadcasting and receiving classes, it was discovered that using the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
Lee, In-Sook – 1996
Computer networking is a new educational approach that can well serve the educational needs in a society of dynamic and constant changes. This paper examines effective ways of establishing a computer network-based learning system in the Korean educational system. The Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) conducted a one-year research…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Educational Development
Sheppard, Bruce; Boone, Wilbert; Stevens, Ken – 1999
This paper reports on a case study of one rural school, Genesis Academy (a pseudonym), in Canada's most eastern province, Newfoundland and Labrador. Genesis Academy has been recognized as an innovative school in respect to the integration of information and communication technology (ICT) in the teaching and learning environment. This case study is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Information, Case Studies, Computer Mediated Communication
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