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Yerkey, A. Neil – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1997
Describes an institute designed to train librarians to use the Buffalo Free-Net, an open-access community computer system. The objectives were to help librarians become comfortable with networked information and to teach them how to exploit the potential of the network to serve the information needs of their communities. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Information Services, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
Natal, Dottie – 1998
Recent increases in the speed and accessibility of computers and networks have made it possible to administer tests on-line. On-line assessment can be conducted in a controlled setting, such as a testing center, or distributed over local area networks or the Internet to libraries and student homes, allowing students the flexibility to complete…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Networks, Computer Software
McClure, Charles R.; Lopata, Cynthia L. – 1996
Many people in higher education are looking to networked resources and services when formulating strategies for addressing the pursuits of learning, teaching, research, and community service. Sometimes it may be difficult to determine if users are seeing the same things or the "right" things. This manual provides a set of tools for…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Costs, Data Analysis
Lopata, Cynthia L.; McClure, Charles R. – 1996
The provision of network access, resources, and services to members of the academic community is becoming an area of utmost interest and importance to academic administrators, faculty, and students. As the demand from network users grows rapidly, many network administrators are asking for resources to meet that demand; their requests are being met…
Descriptors: Administrators, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
McClure, Charles R.; Lopata, Cynthia – 1995
As more academic institutions spend larger sums of money to network their campuses and provide network connections to sources outside their campuses, questions emerge concerning the selection and configuration of appropriate network technologies and the appropriate types and levels of services to provide. Increasingly, academic administrators are…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Planning
Garrett, Joyce Lynn; Dudt, Kurt – 1998
The College of Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) received a three-year grant to conduct research and evaluate video conferencing as a tool for reducing costs of supervising clinical experiences in the teacher education program. The goal was to determine whether quality supervision can be achieved and high levels of student…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Wisconsin Univ. System, Madison. – 1999
This document contains 71 papers and 11 workshop presentations on distance teaching and learning from a conference on educational research. The following are among the papers included: "Bridging Distances and Differences" (Nancy Anderson); "The Role of Site Directors in Faculty and Student Success" (Edith M. Barnett, Jeanie P.…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Libraries, Academic Persistence, Adult Learning