The backlash against public access to information, coupled with misinterpretations of the relationship between fair use and the First Amendment, not only threaten educators' ability to access information for educational purposes, but create roadblocks for the public's constitutionally supported right to participate in democratic dialogue. The…

Summarizes science education trends, problems, and controversies at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels beginning with the Physical Science Study Committee course, and discusses the present status concerning the application of the Fourth Revolution to the education system. (CC)

Reviews articles on educational technology appearing in this "Kappan" issue. Describes a National School Board's Association report calling for strong educational leadership. Mentions a Utah case study and articles discussing school restructuring, combining technologies in the classroom, the value of small changes, the need for teacher…

Overviews a project exploring the possibility of using CD-ROM applications and the design of exploratory didactic materials to introduce academic staff to the field of computer-assisted instruction. The project heightened the staff's awareness of electronic resources and their potential as research, teaching, and learning aids, with particular…

Presents the author's reflections on his first experience of tutoring on an online course. Compares online courses with their classroom and distance learning equivalents from the point of view of both tutors and learners. Examines the multiple roles of the online tutor and the advantages and disadvantages of online courses. (JMV)

Discusses the importance of establishing a learning-technology plan when bringing electronic technology into classrooms campuswide. Conducting the classroom audit and synthesis phases of the plan are described as are the need to understand the modes of teaching and learning, classroom type, and types of equipment. Tips are offered on properly…

Trouche's [Third Computer Algebra in Mathematics Education Symposiums, Reims, France, June 2003] presentation at the Third Computer Algebra in Mathematics Education Symposium focused on the notions of instrumental genesis and of orchestration: the former concerning the mutual transformation of learner and artefact in the course of constructing…

THIS SUMMARY INCLUDES 43 OF THE PRESENTATIONS MADE DURING THE CONVOCATION, GROUPED UNDER THESE HEADINGS--APPRAISAL OF MEDIA AND MATERIALS, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, ELECTRONIC CLASSROOMS, INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS, PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION AND TEACHING MACHINES, AND MISCELLANEOUS EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA-MATERIALS. A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS CONCLUDES…

Describes a system for computer-assisted practice of Chinese vocabulary. Its main goal is to help students improve their association between the sound of a Chinese word or phrase and its graphic shape in Chinese characters. This system is currently for use with the Victor 9000. (Author/LMO)

Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) that support collaboration are one of the new technologies that have attracted great interest. VLEs are learning management software systems composed of computer-mediated communication software and online methods of delivering course material. This paper presents ELearn, a collaborative VLE for teaching…

In the transition from traditional teaching and learning to eLearning, the authors advocate avoiding disruptive approaches. The authors claim that many virtual university and corporate university efforts worldwide try to showcase big leaps forward, yet lack sustainability, suffer from in-vitro conditions, and leave behind the big mass of teachers.…

Described is Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California, which has attempted to design its program around computer hardware in its pioneering approach to education. (DS)

Originally published under the title "The Student's Attitude in the May 1969 issue of Northern California Foreign Language Newsletter. (DS)

Examines the evolution of distance education and learning via the use of communication technology. Focuses on distance education as a way of preparing returning adult students to meet demands of the labor market, and reviews uses of the World Wide Web as a communication tool to create electronic classrooms and deliver instructional materials. (JMV)

Describes the development and use of electronic classrooms (i.e., rooms used for instructional purposes that contain computer-controlled multimedia devices used primarily for group demonstrations) at Florida Community College at Jacksonville. Topics addressed include faculty involvement, room selection, equipment selection, room preparation, and…