Discusses the efficient transfer of information technology between academic institutions and businesses. Philosophical and operational differences are identified, case studies of cooperative ventures between businesses and academia are described, and 10 management guidelines are included that suggest methods and actions for achieving effective…

Discusses how higher education institutions can develop appropriate and adequate plans that maximize the increase in technology in both administration and teaching; considers the formation of faculty advisory groups for decision making; and describes a Delphi survey of faculty senate leaders about how faculty should be involved in planning for…

A study involving interviews with experienced educational multimedia developers examined multimedia production, professional roles and responsibilities, factors contributing to successful multimedia development, production tips and techniques from practitioners, and hardware and software. Article discusses implications of the findings and makes…

Reports on part of an ethnographic study of one facility associated with the New Media Centers' Consortium, focusing on the viewpoint of university administration. Suggests the facility was used as a tool for change. Argues for evaluating the role of technology in higher education and for developing an understanding of how its role is legitimized.…

Examines two components related to faculty adoption of computers on university campuses: change in use patterns and change in attitudes and opinions. Results show that use and attitudes are multidimensional constructs and that changes happen at different rates for different categories of use. Findings suggest that faculty members need adequate…

This study compared preservice teachers' confidence to transfer computer applications into their classroom instruction depending on whether they were taught computer literacy from a theory perspective focusing on skills alone or from a theory and application perspective where their computer skills were learned simultaneously as they completed…

Describes year two of an ongoing Goals 2000 Preservice Technology Infusion Project that prepared higher education faculty, K-12 teachers, and preservice teachers to integrate technology in their instruction to facilitate a constructivist vision of technology integration. Results indicated that project activities facilitated increased proficiency…

Analysis of data from two studies of undergraduates (n12 and n18) enrolled in a hypermedia-in-education course at West Virginia University determined that the group with more hypermedia knowledge more frequently cited nonlinear models, supporting the premise that students require hypermedia experience before they can use nonlinear information…

Discussion of the role of information technology (IT) in educational administration highlights a five-part sociotechnical conceptual framework for including information technology in an educational administration knowledge base. Topics discussed include management information systems; the interdisciplinary nature of IT; research needs; and school…

Describes and discusses how simulation activities can be used in teacher education to augment the traditional field-experience approach, focusing on artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and intelligent tutoring systems. Includes an overview of simulation as a teaching and learning strategy and specific examples of high-technology simulations…

Discussion of emerging educational technologies focuses on a case study of college students that was conducted to observe the effects of using computer-mediated communication and appropriate groupware as a teaching tool. Highlights include effects on the students, the structure of the classroom, and interpersonal interactions. (Contains 29…

Identifies and discusses some of the issues and problems associated with computer literacy education for teachers. Topics discussed include the role of technology in education; the role of programing in computer literacy; certification requirements; computer training for teaching educators; teacher attitudes; and classroom implementation of…

Describes an approach to using new technologies in online education that consciously uses the multiplicity of options that these technologies provide. Provides a case study of an online course in a master of education program and examines multiplicity in contexts for learning, instructional media, instructional formats, learning activities, and…

Examines the content and purposes of four types of exchanges among preservice elementary education majors across three semesters: student to peer, student to keypal, student to instructor, and student to group of peers using Web-based software that supported asynchronous, threaded discussions. The major purposes electronic communications served…

Discusses uses of technology in distance education and describes a study of college graduate students that illustrated the effects of two different instructional delivery technologies on the nature of interaction in online education systems: one used a synchronous video link-up and one used an asynchronous computer-mediated communication system.…