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Peer reviewedHazari, Sunil – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1994
A discussion of tools available for use of the Internet, particularly by college and university educators and students, offers information on use of various services, including electronic mailing list servers, data communications protocols for networking, inter-host connections, file transfer protocol, gopher software, bibliographic searching,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Higher Education
Peer reviewedShiels, Rosemary – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1994
Installation of a schoolwide local area computer network at Chicago-Kent College of Law (Illinois) is described. Uses of electronic mail within a course on computer law are described. Additional social, administrative, and research uses of electronic mail are noted as are positive effects and emerging problems (e.g., burdens on recipients and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Facilities, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedSmith, Susan Belasco – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1992
The shift from limited-capacity personal computers to powerful workstation technology offers an environment for writing instruction that allows networking, simultaneous performance of many tasks, and tools for designing custom lessons and individual applications. At Allegheny College (Pennsylvania), a first-year writing course is supported…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKesner, Richard M. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1997
To improve services and reduce costs, Babson College (Massachusetts) has begun continuous quality improvement and reengineering, moving rapidly toward a client/server information technology environment and Internet/Intranet-enabled business processes. The evolution of the strategy and its products, underlying technologies, and development process…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedFoster, Clifton Dale – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1995
A project demonstrated the feasibility of accessing library information (online public access catalogs, commercial online databases, Internet) from a distance using handheld personal digital assistants (PDAs) equipped with cellular communication capability. The study is described, and other uses of wireless communications in libraries and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases
Peer reviewedCampbell, J. Olin; Bourne, John – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1997
Increasingly, higher education institutions and businesses are developing distributed learning systems to provide continuing job-related and professional education. Principles and examples of distributed learning and support systems that promote individual development are outlined, considering issues of motivation, speed of program development,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs
