One of the hottest areas in technology is invisible. Wireless communications allow people to transmit voice messages, data, and other signals through the air without physically connecting senders to receivers with cables or wires. And the technology is spreading at lightning speed. Cellular phones, personal digital assistants, and wireless…

Discusses the need for lifelong learning in our future society and considers the growing importance of telecommunications learning centers. The role of evaluation is discussed; the diversity of needs and value systems is examined; and the failure of the Learn Alaska network resulting from the lack of appropriate needs assessment is described. (two…

Describes National Science Foundation efforts to support the work of educators and technologists in building national communications-based infrastructures in education. Explains educational needs and technological opportunities; characterizes the current status of educational networking; identifies challenges in laying a national computer network;…