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Internet and Academic Teaching in Australia.
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Bruce, Harry – Education for Information, 1995
Discussion of the Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNet) focuses on the benefits of Internet access for supporting teaching (based on an exploratory study and a longitudinal study of Australian academics). Results suggest Internet connectivity improves faculty collaboration and facilitates supervision of distance education and external…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Distance Education
Computer-Mediated Communication in the Information Curriculum: An Initiative in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning.
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Fowell, S. P.; Levy, P. – Education for Information, 1995
Describes an innovative undergraduate course in information management developed at the University of Sheffield (England) that uses the Internet. The module, based on active learning principles, is facilitated through electronically mediated group project work. Results indicate students gain practical experience using communication technologies…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development
Educating for the Internet in an Academic Library: The Scholars' Centre at the University of Western Australia.
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Burrows, Toby – Education for Information, 1995
Describes services offered by the University of Western Australia's Scholars' Centre to academic staff and postgraduate students in the arts and social sciences. Highlights include study facilities; collection development; interlibrary loan and document delivery services; access to electronic resources, including CD-ROMs and the Internet; Internet…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries