With the increase of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) leaving the public school systems with centralized training environments, there needs to be innovation in supporting staff who will find themselves working in various community environments with adolescent or adult learners. Staff training and ongoing supervision is important for…

Technology is rapidly changing how our program participants learn in school and for their personal improvement. Extension educators who deliver nutrition program will want to be aware of the technology trends that are driving these changes. Blended learning, mobile learning, the visual Web, and the gamification of health are approaches to consider…

The Mobile Learning Network (MoLeNET) is a unique collaborative approach to encouraging, supporting, expanding and promoting mobile learning, primarily in English post-14 education and training, via supported shared cost mobile learning projects. Collaboration at national level involves participating institutions and the Learning and Skills…

Five representatives from the mobile computing industry provide their perspectives on handhelds in education. While some of their ideas differ, they all agree on the importance of staff development, appropriate curriculum development, and teacher support to create the kinds of personalized learning environments that mobile devices make possible.

Presents key elements for successful staff development programs concerning the use of telecommunications in schools. Highlights include offering a variety of options, emphasizing skill development, providing hands-on experience, tailoring to local situations, using examples, and providing support materials. (LRW)

Educational technology applications in California include (1) OTAN's Online Communication System--electronic mail and an information database; (2) Educard, a computer chip card for storing and retrieving student information; and (3) staff development via satellite in Los Angeles County Schools' Educational Telecommunications Network. (SK)

Designed to propose ways for the Colorado Department of Education to provide leadership in the implementation of a statewide educational telecommunications network, this study examines ways in which telecommunications can be used by the state department of education, school districts, libraries, and other informational or educational agencies to…

Discusses the decline in expenditures for telecommunications in schools and considers the role of instructional technology. Topics include problems with electronic books; technology use; Internet access; spending for instructional technology; teacher and student computer use; staff development; preservice training; technology support; outdated…

This paper describes the programs undertaken by the New York State Center for Learning Technologies in cooperation both with other state agencies and with private agencies to ensure that learning technologies are integrated into educational training programs for the disabled, the handicapped, and other special needs populations. Programs described…

These proceedings address five themes that emerged from discussions among 28 of the nation's most experienced leaders in the uses of technology in higher education: (1) access and equity; (2) quality teaching and learning environments; (3) training and support systems; (4) collaboration and cooperation; and (5) finance. Technical, attitudinal, and…

This report provided information to the State Board of Regents on the acquisition and use of learning technologies in New York State elementary and secondary schools in 1985-86. The data reported in this study represent two separate collection efforts. First, information on the types and quantities of learning technologies acquired was collected…

School administrators and teachers are increasingly relying on sophisticated technology systems to provide support and service in completing their daily tasks in schools. A myriad of tasks associated with operating a school has been affected dramatically over the past few years as computer and telecommunications technologies have been integrated…

Describes the pedagogical framework of an interdisciplinary, international project entitled NINTER (Networked Interaction: Theory-Based Cases in Teaching and Learning). Discusses a pedagogical model for teacher and staff development programs in a networked environment; distributed cognition; cognitive apprenticeship; challenges for educational…

Rural special education teachers frequently are distant from information resources found in large urban libraries and universities, and do not have easy access to professional support or consultants' expertise. Telecommunications offers new sources of support to these teachers by permitting them to send and receive electronic mail messages, take…

This paper reviews the components of three critical dimensions that must be considered during the implementation of distance learning processes: essential conditions, educational consensus about teaching and learning, and telecommunications technology capacity. These dimensions lay the foundation that affects future decisions about school…