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Davenport, Elisabeth; Higgins, Martin; Somerville, Ian – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 2000
Describes a study of the social dynamics of new media (television, personal computers, CD-ROMs, Internet, email, and World Wide Web) in Scottish households. Analysis of interview transcripts from group conversations revealed recurrent narratives and behavioral genres to navigate social space that contribute to a theory of social informatics in the…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Family (Sociological Unit), Foreign Countries, Internet
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El-Hadidy, Bahaa – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1994
Describes a case study which explored the extent to which CD-ROM products can support the information needs in developing countries; assessed the economics of a system of CD-ROM databases supplemented by an online system; and investigated the breakeven analysis of the costs of searching CD-ROM versus online. (Contains 34 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
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Wishart, Jocelyn – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2000
Reports results of interviews with teachers, students, and school librarians in eight United Kingdom secondary schools regarding their use of multimedia encyclopedias on CD-ROM. Focuses on a content analysis of their comments on how access to multimedia encyclopedias changes the way students learn, and how they perceive it affects their learning.…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Encyclopedias, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Perra, Leonel L. – 1992
The purpose of this study was to determine the status of the use of computers in the schools within the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia (Canada). Thirty teachers, librarians, principals, and senior district administrators were interviewed to determine the computing background of the interviewees and how they were using…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Omaji, Alice – Computers in Libraries, 1994
Presents the results of a study of CD-ROM database use by 100 university students. The students' age, level of study, course of study, and reasons for nonuse are reported. Implications of the study, and suggestions for promoting CD-ROM use and involving faculty in raising awareness are presented. (eight references) (KRN)
Descriptors: Age, Bibliographic Databases, College Faculty, College Libraries
Fleming, Stephen; Hiple, David; Ning, Cynthia – 2000
This compact disc (CD) offers 20 lessons based on selected Chinese language video clips. Filmed on location in Beijing, these naturalistic video clips consist mainly of unrehearsed interviews with ordinary people. The learner is lead through a series of activities aiding comprehension and learning that sharpen communication strategies and…
Descriptors: Chinese, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
Fleming, Stephen; Hiple, David; Ning, Cynthia – 2000
This compact disc offers several lessons in Chinese, including a photo feature from a Chinese newspaper, the service directory from a Chinese hotel room, a pamphlet for travelers from Taiwan, a family letter, an introduction to Chinese cuisine, an article about a hijacking, a letter of agreement between institutions, an odyssey of a teenaged boy,…
Descriptors: Chinese, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
Fleming, Stephen; Hipley, David; Ning, Cynthia – 1999
This compact disc includes video clips covering six topics for the learner of Chinese: personal information, commercial transactions, travel and leisure, health and sports, food and school. Filmed on location in Beijing, these naturalistic video clips consist mainly of unrehearsed interviews of ordinary people. The learner is lead through a series…
Descriptors: Chinese, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
Joo, H.; Yuen, Soo-ah Kim; Hiple, David – 1999
This compact disc offers 15 Korean lessons from a variety of authentic sources including notes found on the family refrigerator, traditional folk tales, modern poetry, and Web journal articles about politics, technology, and popular culture. The learner is lead through a series of activities aiding comprehension and learning that sharpen…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Independent Study
Joo, H.; Choo, M.; Yeun, Soo-ah Kim; Hiple, David – 1999
This compact disc offers 10 Korean lessons from a variety of authentic sources, including the following: television commercials and scenes from a soap opera, news reports on politics, sports, the environment, and a book fair; and scenes from a Korean film, "Our Twisted Hero." The learner is lead through a series of activities aiding…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Independent Study
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Macdonald, Janet; Mason, Robin – Open Learning, 1998
Discusses the results of an interview survey of 21 students enrolled in an Open University (Great Britain) course with a resource-based structure. The study examined use of CD-ROM materials, use of computer-mediated-communication as an information source, use of the Internet, and attitudes toward resource-based learning. (PEN)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Foreign Countries