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Hausafus, Cheryl O.; Torrie, Margaret – TechTrends, 1995
Discusses results of a study that examined preservice and inservice teachers' use of hand-held Computer-Based Observational Assessment Tools (CBOATs) in a distance education environment using the Iowa Communications Network. The CBOAT studied was Learner Profile, which included a small bar-code reader and data management software. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Distance Education, Evaluation Methods
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Simonson, Michael; Schlosser, Charles – TechTrends, 1995
Describes distance education programs in Iowa, including the Iowa Distance Education Alliance developed through the Department of Education's Star Schools Program; the use of fiber optic technology; and the Iowa Communications Network that links colleges, universities, and secondary schools with public television. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Distance Education, Higher Education, Public Television
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Mortensen, Mark; Schlieve, Paul; Young, Jon – TechTrends, 2000
Describes streaming media, an audio/video presentation that is delivered across a network so that it is viewed while being downloaded onto the user's computer, including a continuous stream of video that can be pre-recorded or live. Discusses its use for nontraditional students in higher education and reports on implementation experiences. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Distance Education, Educational Media
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Greenbowe, T. J.; Burke, Kathy A. – TechTrends, 1995
Describes the Iowa General Chemistry Network that was developed to change content, teaching, and learning methods of introductory college chemistry courses. Highlights include using the Iowa Communications Network for distance education and curriculum reform, using the Internet and World Wide Web, and chemistry laboratory experiences and…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Networks, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
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Yager, Robert E.; And Others – TechTrends, 1995
Discusses one component of the Iowa Distance Education Alliance that encouraged science reform through distance education using the Iowa Communications Network. Topics include curriculum and school reform, learning processes, student engagement and involvement, constructivism, the use of interactive television for distance education, and the Iowa…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development, Distance Education
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Moore, John – TechTrends, 2001
Explains South Dakota's Connecting the Schools project that distributed hardware and software for K-12 schools, as well as provided training; developed the Digital Dakota Network (DDN), a high-speed statewide telecommunications network that provides data and video services to educational and governmental communities and helps with network design;…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Selection, Computer Software, Courseware
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Paskert, Shawna; Young, Tracy – TechTrends, 2001
Describes the role of South Dakota's governor in initiating technology plans for schools that would promote distance education. Discusses a conclave of leaders in technology and distance education that addressed the successful implementation of the Digital Dakota Network, a statewide intranet developed to help students, empower the workforce, and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Distance Education, Economic Development, Educational Change
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Wheeler, Steve – TechTrends, 1999
Describes developments in British education in distance learning technologies. Highlights include networking the rural areas; communication, community, and paradigm shifts; digital compression techniques and telematics; Web-based material delivered over the Internet; system flexibility; social support; learning support; videoconferencing; and…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Distance Education
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Bauck, Tamara – TechTrends, 2001
Reviews the history of distance education in South Dakota. Highlights include interactive videoconferencing on the Digital Dakota Network (DDN); four video consortiums for K-12 schools; the Rural Development Telecommunications Network; the Electronic University Consortium; higher Education opportunities via the Internet, satellites,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Consortia, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Herring, Mary; And Others – TechTrends, 1995
Provides an overview of projects developed for preservice teacher education in Iowa that used the Iowa Communications Network and a Star Schools grant to train preservice faculty in distance education techniques. Highlights include praxis, self-evaluation, interactive video, science experiences for students with disabilities, and national…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Disabilities, Distance Education, Educational Innovation
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Chavkin, Nancy Feyl; And Others – TechTrends, 1994
Describes a partnership that was formed to develop a fiber optic interactive network and its interface with the development of algebra curriculum and social services in the PATH (Partnership for Access to Higher) Mathematics project in Texas. Equipment connections, costs, and classroom layout are described; and social work components are…
Descriptors: Algebra, Classroom Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks