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Levinson, Eliot; And Others – Executive Educator, 1993
Attributes one elementary school's rising test scores to the principal's introduction of a computer-based curriculum and integrated learning system; a neighboring elementary school's laboratory approach proved unsuccessful. For technology-based change to work, the principal must understand the technology, know the school's instructional and…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Change Strategies, Class Organization, Computer Assisted Instruction
MacKnight, Carol B. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1995
Strategies at several private and public colleges and universities to support advancing information technology are described. Trends include distributed computing, database connectivity, and increased computer use in teaching. Common instructional concerns include facilitating use of technology and developing "supertech" classrooms.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks
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Rysdale, Ian – International Schools Journal, 1997
A teacher at a Beijing international school describes some exciting, unexpected benefits of providing all 10 eighth graders in the school with laptop computers. During a three-month pilot program, students quickly became proficient at using, caring for, and managing their personal laptops. Teachers learned that some subject areas were more…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Educational Benefits
Zorfass, Judith; And Others – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 1994
Describes the products and services available from the National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP), which exists to promote change within schools and local districts to increase the use of educational technology with students with disabilities. NCIP's awareness materials, telecommunications network, video conferences, technical assistance services…
Descriptors: Action Research, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Campbell, J. Olin; Bourne, John – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1997
Increasingly, higher education institutions and businesses are developing distributed learning systems to provide continuing job-related and professional education. Principles and examples of distributed learning and support systems that promote individual development are outlined, considering issues of motivation, speed of program development,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs
Marker, Gerald; Ehman, Lee – Educational Technology, 1989
Discusses how to prepare teachers to use educational technology and how to affect their attitudes toward change. Technology in public schools in Indiana is examined, and the international Long Distance Learning Network Project (LDLN), which was designed to determine the effectiveness of long-distance learning in elementary and secondary schools,…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks
Dysart, Jane I; Jones, Rebecca J. – Computers in Libraries, 1995
Describes steps in renovating information service tools: (1) review why organization exists; (2) refocus direction to keep in step with clients and environment; and (3) redefine client's needs. Old tools (books and journals) can be transformed via technology into new tools (full-text CD-ROM products and online interlibrary loan services). (JMV)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks