This case study reports on a teacher training experience for college professors in which participants were trained, taking advantage of technological tools, in two main teaching competences. First, professors were trained to use technology to enrich students' learning outcomes. Second, they applied strategies of significant learning in the design…

Describes an exploratory study of gender and power relationships on Megabyte University, one particular on-line conference. Finds that, although results of the study are not definite, they do suggest that gender and power are present to some extent even in on-line conferences. (MG)

This report of a conference on the use of telephone technology in education includes 43 papers which deal with such areas as the use of the telephone in teleconferencing, designing teleconferencing programs, staff meetings, health professional continuing education, telecourses,communicaton and information networks, tutoring, party-line education,…

Presents a qualitative multiple-case study of three online asynchronous computer conferences that were part of a doctoral program at Nova Southeastern University. Examines the learning process from the points of view of interaction, cognition, and discourse analysis and proposes a model for assessing sociocognitive processes in computer…

This report of a conference on the use of telephone technology in education includes 33 papers which deal with such areas as the use of the telephone in the administration of a telephone network or conference system, support services, program evaluation in telecommunication, program planning, teleconferencing, computer control of teleconferencing,…

Data on the basic components of teleconferencing and descriptions of its uses in education, business, and industry are provided in 17 individual reports. These reports include overviews and case studies of educational telephone networks, teleconferencing transmission systems and equipment, visual systems for teleconferencing, slow scan television,…

Today society has become a multimedia society, turned towards new forms of communication, ready for changes and the new communicational challenges. The students, surrounded by PCs, mobile phones and ever so sophisticated software, videos, wireless sets and TVs, DVDs, satellite transmissions and "the media above all other media"--the…

Discussion of asynchronous communication technology focuses on a pilot project in the English for Academic Purposes program at the University of Alberta where two courses incorporated a voice-based conferencing tool to improve their oral skills. Describes the evaluation survey that tested student reactions and investigated course effectiveness.…

The University of Michigan uses computer teleconferencing to extend classroom interaction beyond classroom hours and space. Using this computer conference to present, explore, and discuss medical ethics issues makes students active, thoughtful participants and makes discussion easier. Current case materials are presented before classroom…

Describes the application of activity theory to considerations of enhancing learning through the use of technology in higher education. Includes two case studies that explore the use of ICT (information and communication technology), one using computer-mediated conferencing and one using a Web site. (Author/LRW)

Discussion of the use of electronic conferencing to form a discourse community focuses on a case study of student consultants working in a microcomputer lab supporting writing courses at Michigan Technological University. The formulation of a group identity, as well as group values, goals, and expectations are discussed. (16 references) (LRW)

Discussion of networked continuing professional development (CPD) for staff in higher education focuses on two case studies: one uses the outcomes of a graduate course to evaluate the effectiveness of a computer-conferencing system; the second uses learning outcomes to influence the redesign of a CPD program to a Web-based open learning system.…

This collection of conference papers consists of a series of five case studies conducted in Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, and Turkey. In Denmark, an exploration of computer conferencing in distance education included an examination of the pedagogical motives for using computer conferencing, the availability of computers in study centers, and…

This report begins with an introduction to the main features of computer-mediated communication, concentrating on the use of computer conferencing for collaborative and group work. Twelve case studies on the use of computer conferencing in the academic environment are then presented and analyzed, with attention being given to both positive and…

Results of this case study of a university-level course delivered by computer conferencing suggest that the emergence of a dynamic and interactive educational process that facilitates critical thinking is contingent on appropriate course design, instructor interventions, content, and students' characteristics. (AEF)