Wireless communications are ubiquitous. Students and teachers use iPhones[R], BlackBerrys[R], and other smart phones at home and at work. More than 275 million Americans had cell phones in June of 2009 and expanded access to broadband is predicted this year. Despite the plethora of users, most students and teachers do not understand "how they…

The concept of information as the reduction of disorder belongs to a powerful generalization. This generalization unites terms as apparently diverse as information and reward and suggests that the feedback of information can serve as a reward for reinforcing human behavior. (Author)

Understanding of the communications process centers generally around the conduct of the process rather than the content, and particularly the establishment of communication channels. The communications model has three generally agreed upon components: source, channel, and destination. Destination may include questions about the nature of things,…

Previous methods for determining the communication structure of organizations work well for small or simple organizations, but are either inadequate or unwieldy for use with large complex organizations. An improved method uses a number of different measures and a series of successive approximations to order the communication matrix such that…

Noting that the introduction of Videotex into the United States might precipitate significant public policy choices, this paper argues for a systematic assessment of the new technology and presents a methodological framework for dealing with its social impact. It then discusses 12 preliminary public policy concerns: (1) economic barriers to entry,…

The theories and objectives in the uses of the media available to Social Work Education, currently and in the future, are surveyed in this paper. The theories covered are those which relate to all media in general, but special emphasis is placed on those which have an impact on the theoretical approaches for teaching, experimentation and research.…

Specialists in communication theory and educational technology, working together, can make meaningful contributions to the knowledge needed to permit the use of media of all types to improve learning through the proper application of communication theory. (Author/STS)

Discusses the isolation of the field of communications from other disciplines and the inattention of communications to the increasing convergence on information and communication in other disciplines. Maps the convergence by surveying the authors commonly cited in the fields of cognitive science, humanities, and semiotics. (MS)

The process of communication is defined here with special reference to problems likely to face the clergyman. Communication is discussed both as an abstract principle and as an applied science. The theological view of communication is put forward. The learning process is viewed from the vantage point of various learning theories: conditioned…

The remaining volumes of the final report (4-8) all contain research memoranda written in the form of essays by research staff and theorists with expertise. The essays deal with operational strategies and philosophical and theoretical considerations of the dissemination and utilization of knowledge. Volume four includes six research memoranda.…

Focuses on new or changing information technology and the social effects following from such changes. (TO)

Research memoranda numbers 10 through 14 are included in this 6th volume. (The general nature of the memoranda and related documents are described in SO 005 892). The Research Memoranda essays are: #10) "On the Meaning of Demand for Knowledge" by Bent Stidsen; #11) "On Knowledge Utilization in Education: Some Strategic Explorations by Lee Thayer;…

Recent studies in communication theory are outlined and briefly discussed. Categories of research included are information systems, interpersonal communication, mass communication, organizational communication, intercultural communication, political communication, instructional communication, and health communication. Except for the area of health…