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Weiss, April; Kennedy, Paul – 2000
In 2 years, RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia) set up an online learning system for 50,000 students. The development of the RMIT Distributed Learning System has taken the University from a cottage industry model to a fully fledged enterprise system for flexible online learning, integrated with the University's student administration system and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Distance Education
Barker, Philip – 2002
The electronic dissemination of information via computer networks is having a considerable impact on educational institutions in terms of the mechanisms that they are able to employ for course delivery. As a result of this, the number of courses that are taught electronically through the Internet and/or the World Wide Web has increased…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Distance Education, Educational Development
Douglas, Charlene – 2002
The University of Wisconsin System (UWS) has attempted to establish a well-defined set of support services for Internet-based teaching and learning for its 27 campuses and LI (Learning Innovations, a UWS organization that focuses on total online programs). The objectives of these services are: to provide all University of Wisconsin (UW) campuses…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Courseware, Distance Education, Educational Development
Laughon, Sally; Kurshan, Barbara – MultiMedia Schools, 1996
Describes how some K-12 teachers became moderators of educational telecommunication projects, and presents results of a survey of 100 moderators about their roles. Reviews types of networks that provide online learning environments: electronic bulletin boards, Internet lists, World Wide Web, and networks. Tables list expressions that describe…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Educational Development, Educational Environment, Educational Technology
Ogden, David – 2000
The csrdweb.net Web site is a cross-lab initiative to pilot the use of Web-based profiles and e-mail discussion groups as tools to support networking among Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration (CSRD) schools. A Laboratory Network Program (LNP) project, the initiative used resources from all 10 regional educational laboratories (RELs) to…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Educational Development, Educational Resources
Bateman, Bill; Crystal, Jerry; Davidson, Hall; Holzberg, Carol S.; McIntire, Todd; McLester, Susan; Ohler, Jason; Rose, Ray; Shields, Jean; Warlick, David – Technology & Learning, 2001
Contributors discuss the top ten technologies that allow for thinking in new and innovative ways about the concept of "school": virtual learning; wireless networking; collaboration tools; digital video; Application Service Providers; handheld devices; optical networking; videoconferencing; XML; and simulations. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education
Pietras, Jesse John – 1995
Connecticut has proposed legislation to augment the remote education infrastructure which includes public libraries, public schools, and institutions of higher learning. The purpose of one bill is to explore the possibilities of transmitting interactive distance education to all schools intrastate and to classify public libraries at a cheaper…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Computer Networks, Costs, Distance Education
Quality Education Data, Inc., Denver, CO. – 1996
As this report shows, the growth in the use of computers and other educational technologies has been substantial and accelerating during the past 15 years. The report summarizes Quality Education Data's 15th annual survey of public school ownership of instructional technology, covering more than 65% of all United States schools and districts--over…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making