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Direct linkLloyd, Ashley D. – Educational Technology & Society, 2000
Explores infrastructure developments in United Kingdom higher education that increase bandwidth to improve the flexibility and quality of education. Discusses distance education; competition; learning environment architecture; technology's impact; metropolitan area networks; wide area networks; asynchronous transfer mode; the socio-economic…
Descriptors: Competition, Computer Networks, Distance Education, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedBurke, Robert L. – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 1993
There are many ways in which electronic technology can be used to support developmental efforts in teacher evaluation. One important way will be providing unobtrusive and easy-to-collect documentation and feedback in evaluation. Computer-mediated telecommunication also has great potential for the promotion of professional development. (SLD)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Data Collection, Documentation, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedSilva, Marcos; Cartwright, Glenn F. – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1992
Discussion of a Canadian high-speed communications network, influenced by the National Research and Education Network (NREN) initiative, focuses on the genesis of the system; expected benefits to Canada's economy, competitiveness, and social welfare; and specific applications such as library resource sharing, free-nets, distance education, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Competition, Computer Networks, Economic Development
PDF pending restorationAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Policy & Planning Branch. – 1994
SchoolNet is a Canadian national program designed to link electronically 300 schools in order to provide access to communications and information technology. Thirty schools in Alberta were selected as pilot sites to develop projects in science, mathematics, or technology which could use resources that enhance student learning experiences. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Educational Improvement
Download full textHoney, Margaret; Henriquez, Andres – 1993
A survey was conducted to obtain a systematic profile of activities currently being undertaken by kindergarten through grade 12 educators in telecommunications technology. Based on the responses of 550 educators from 48 states, selected because of their involvement with computer technology, this survey represents the first large-scale description…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Educational Improvement
National Education Goals Panel, Washington, DC. – 1993
Internetworked communications restructures relationships among educators, learners, and knowledge and information, and promises a systemic acceleration of the pace of educational change. In this report, the Task Force on Education Network Technology identifies the following rationales for deployment and utilization of such communications: to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Computer Networks
