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Clement, John – EDUCOM Review, 1992
Argues that the real worth of wide-area computer-mediated communications networks in supporting reform and improvement in K-12 education is the opportunity to develop collaborative projects that link educators and students to provide meaningful learning experiences connected to the curriculum and that such projects are essential to make NREN an…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Roberts, Michael M. – EDUCOM Review, 1992
Testimony to a congressional subcommittee stresses the importance of national broadband communications networks such as NREN and NSFNet to the educational community. Approval for a proposed private sector competition for a cooperative agreement with NSFNet is expressed, and the necessity for a common infrastructure for the NREN is discussed. (LAE)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Government School Relationship, Higher Education
Bishop, Ann P. – 1993
Today's information infrastructure provides access to a growing array of software and services for education. As both the capabilities of technology and the number of its uses grow, the need to set national policy for computer networking has become increasingly apparent. The High Performance Computing Act of 1991 established government support for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Trends
Educational Technology Center, Cambridge, MA. – 1985
The Educational Technology Center (ETC) was established by the National Institute of Education in October, 1983, in order to find ways of using the computer and other information technologies to teach science, mathematics, and computing more effectively. This report describes the ETC, presents its framework for research, and summarizes work on 12…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks
Educational Technology Center, Cambridge, MA. – 1986
The Educational Technology Center (ETC) was established by the National Institute of Education in October, 1983, in order to find ways of using the computer and other information technologies to teach science, mathematics, and computing more effectively. This report describes the ETC, presents its framework for research, and summarizes work on 11…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks
President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology, Washington, DC. Panel on Educational Technology. – 1997
While a number of different approaches have been suggested for the improvement of K-12 education in the United States, one common element of many plans is the more extensive and more effective utilization of computer, networking, and other technologies in support of a broad program of systemic and curricular reform. The Panel on Educational…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Education, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Pisanty, Alejandro – 1998
This paper begins with background on the National University of Mexico (UNAM) and its networks. Other distance education projects in Mexico are described, including projects of the Instituto Politecnico Nacional (IPN), the National Distance Education Program operated by the Secretary of Education, and the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Programs, Costs