Despite improvements in educational indicators, such as enrolment, significant challenges remain with regard to the delivery of quality education in developing countries, particularly in rural and remote regions. In the attempt to find viable solutions to these challenges, much hope has been placed in new information and communication technologies…

This paper examines the mechanics of argumentation, some features of computer conferencing software that might support this teaching and learning method (e.g., strategies for sharing, examining and commenting on various kinds of evidence, threading a conversation, indicating type of message, linking to outside information, highlighting new…

This examination of the use of teleconferencing as an educational tool in Canada begins by clarifying educational teleconferencing terminology and describing teleconferencing systems and equipment. Focusing on the uses of teleconferencing in Canadian universities, the second section describes extensive or innovative uses of the technology at…

This bibliography for trainers and teachers interested in open or distance learning lists 68 books and articles devoted to particular aspects of the "learning revolution," i.e., arrangements to enable people to learn at the time, place, and pace that satisfy their circumstances and requirements. Materials are listed under 12 headings:…

Describes study of two online graduate courses designed and delivered via a computer conferencing system at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). Advantages and disadvantages based on student responses are examined, new learning strategies for computer-mediated courses are discussed, and topics for future research are suggested.…

This description of computer conferencing in its educational context as a tool for encouraging greater autonomy in the learner highlights programs in Britain's Open University and at Bath University. Topics discussed include teaching and learning trends in higher education and the role of conferencing in education in the future. (Author/LRW)

This manual, based on work completed for Francophone distance educators in Ontario, explores the factors and dynamics needed for learning and teaching in new classrooms that are created by the conferencing technologies of audio, audiographic, computer, and compressed video. These classrooms are new in that learners are not gathered physically in…

This document contains 35 papers: "Distance Education with a Human Face" (Holmberg); "Time Is Money and Vice Versa: Reflections on Using Satellite Delivery to Improve Cycle Time and Quality" (Robinson); "Distance Education: Consolidating the Gains" (Grossman); "The Human Resource Imperative" (Atkinson); "Developing Short Courses for Business and…

This study describes the use of VaxNotes, an electronic conferencing software, in a 16-week graduate distance learning course at a large Midwestern university. The seminar was taught at two campuses, by two instructors, connected by video and audio distance learning technologies. Discussions held outside class were conducted initially by…