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Peer reviewedCostello, Gerry; Gallant, Gerald – TechTrends, 1993
Discussion of the use of online information services focuses on a computer-based model for training users on the efficient use of online services that was developed by Communications Canada. Obstacles to the use of online services are described, including reluctance to use the technology, high costs, and remote locations. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Costs, Foreign Countries, Information Services
Peer reviewedWheeler, Steve – TechTrends, 1999
Describes developments in British education in distance learning technologies. Highlights include networking the rural areas; communication, community, and paradigm shifts; digital compression techniques and telematics; Web-based material delivered over the Internet; system flexibility; social support; learning support; videoconferencing; and…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Distance Education
Peer reviewedEastmond, J. Nicholas; Nickel, Tom; du Plessis, Jacques; Smith, Linda D. – TechTrends, 2000
Describes an incremental approach to implementing a Web-based course in higher education based on experiences in South Africa and some in North America. Discusses gradually increasing faculty involvement; faculty support; departmental efforts; the use of email; distance education possibilities; and totally online courses. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Departments, Developing Nations, Distance Education
Peer reviewedMoore, Michael G. – TechTrends, 1987
Focusing on university programs for adult learners, this discussion of distance education reviews existing programs, including the British Open University and the Annenberg/CPB Project; discusses course design; and describes the integration of a variety of media including television, video cassettes, audio, computer assisted instruction, radio,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Developed Nations, Distance Education
Peer reviewedHeisz, Mary A.; Blake, Catherine M.; Andrusyszyn, Mary-Anne – TechTrends, 2000
Describes the development of an interactive multimedia accounting module for management accounting at the University of Western Ontario. Discusses results of a study of graduate students that investigated the influence of the module on learning and retention compared to traditional instruction as well as students' perceptions of the module.…
Descriptors: Accounting, Administrator Education, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peer reviewedGarland, Virginia – TechTrends, 1990
Describes results of a computer use survey of 210 graduate programs in educational administration throughout the United States and Canada. Highlights include specific types of computer hardware used in the past, types that are expected to be used in the future, computer lab access, and implications for resource allocations for microcomputers.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Administration, Foreign Countries
