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Planning the Networking of ODL Institutions for Establishing Integrated Distance Education System in India
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Khanna, Pankaj; Basak, P. C. – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2011
It is proposed to establish an Integrated Distance Education System in India by designing modern technology based information communication network, connecting all its ODL (Open and Distance Learning) institutions to the headquarters of the ODL system in India. The principle roles to be performed by such a system have been discussed; according to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Cost Effectiveness
The Learning Computer: Low Bandwidth Tool that Bridges Digital Divide
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Johnson, Russell; Kemp, Elizabeth; Kemp, Ray; Blakey, Peter – Educational Technology & Society, 2007
This article reports on a project that explores strategies for narrowing the digital divide by providing a practicable e-learning option for the millions living outside the ambit of high performance computing and communication technology. The concept is introduced of a "learning computer," a low bandwidth tool that provides a simplified,…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Internet, Computer Assisted Instruction, Electronic Learning
Get Wired: Designing Your School Network [videotape].
Northwest Educational Technology Consortium, Portland, OR. – 1996
This videotape records a two-hour live teleconference that had over 500 participants and was broadcast on May 8, 1996. The hosts, experienced school network designers, provide examples of school networks, address network design features, and discuss planning considerations that face educators needing to make intelligent decisions about constantly…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making
High Performance Computing and Communications: New Program Direction Would Benefit from a More Focused Effort. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Accounting and Information Management Div. – 1994
The House Armed Services Committee asked the GAO (General Accounting Office) to examine the HPCC (High Performance Computing and Communications) program in terms of: (1) the effectiveness of the program's management structure in setting goals and measuring progress, and (2) how extensively private industry has been involved in the planning and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Federal Government, Futures (of Society)
A New Direction for Developmental Education Using Technology.
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Anandam, Kamala – 1994
In January 1990, project SYNERGY was launched by 19 two-year colleges and 3 four-year colleges coordinated by Miami-Dade Community College, in Florida, with support from IBM and Title III funds. The project was designed to review and compile lists of useful instructional software for basic skill remediation and develop an integrated, adaptive,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software Development
Empowering the User.
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Glenn, Terrence J.; Mechley, Victor P. – 1993
With respect to the college's information systems, there were three major challenges facing Ohio's Cincinnati Technical College (CTC) in 1991. The expanding use of personal computers (PC's) and non-integrated systems often duplicated efforts and data on CTC's existing computer systems, users were demanding more access to data and more integration…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Planning, Community Colleges, Computer Literacy