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Direct linkLuck, Morgan – Distance Education, 2009
The principle of equality states that it is bad for some people to be worse off than others. In the context of distance education, this principle is violated on those occasions where on-campus students have access, not only to all the resources available to distance education students, but also to face-to-face tutorials. This is because the…
Descriptors: On Campus Students, Equal Education, Access to Education, Instructional Materials
Keefe, Barbara, Comp. – PEPNet-Northeast, 2002
Distance learning is the separation of teacher and student by time and space. Rapid advances in communications technology have allowed distance learning to become one of the fastest-growing trends in higher education. College courses are being delivered across a highway that is global in scope. Today, two thirds of the 4,000 accredited colleges…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Distance Education, Deafness, Web Sites
Kafai, Yasmin B.; Fishman, Barry J.; Bruckman, Amy S.; Rockman, Saul – Educational Technology Review, 2002
Discusses models of home educational computing that are linked to learning in school and recommends the need for research that addresses the home as a computer-based learning environment. Topics include a history of research on educational computing at home; technological infrastructure, including software and compatibility; Internet access;…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Technology
Van Bergen, Marilyn – EDUCOM Review, 1993
Discusses access to information technology and technological change; examines the culture that has grown up around computers; discusses previous military funding of academic computing and the need to change focus; describes the use of computers to promote equity and access; and considers the Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for Electronic…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Context, Educational Finance
Solomon, Gwen – Technology & Learning, 2002
Considers digital equity, including not just access to technology but also quality and use of technology. Topics include hardware and bandwidth; content and critical thinking; preparing educators; preservice training; leadership; special education; non-English languages and literacy; unfamiliar cultures; itinerant students; and gender issues. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Critical Thinking, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language)
Damarin, Suzanne K. – Educational Technology, 2000
Suggests that "digital differences" is a more appropriate view of the situation facing educators than the concept of the "digital divide." Introduces five principles providing direction for the design and development of technology-enhanced educational activities appropriate to the diversity of students-with-computer-access:…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Practices
