Instructional Technology (IT), as a discipline, is young and still evolving. However, an IT program that reaches the age of 50 is considered by most to be old. The IT program at Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan) has achieved this status. Its history reflects not only the history of the University and the College of Education, but even…

Provides a brief history of the Internet, highlighting its academic roots, and describes a survey conducted to determine how and why academics use the Internet. Information gathered, presented in seven tables, shows frequency of use; types of resources accessed; levels of computer experience; use of nagivational aids; and reaction to the survey.…

A historical background and current assessment of computer uses in education is presented with specific emphasis on student achievement in computer literacy and international applicability of objectives from stage two of the Computers in Education Study (COMPED). The COMPED Study involves a cross-cultural examination of how information…

States that questions about the role of the teacher, the function of the computer, as well of the nature of pupils' learning when using IT (information technology) are now better understood than 15 years ago. Shows how publications from the National Association for the Teaching of English (Great Britain) reflect the emergence of the field of…