Mobile learning or m-learning, a relatively new concept, has attracted the interest of educators, researchers, and companies developing learning systems and instructional materials. This study investigated the use of integrating use of mobile technologies, data services, and multimedia messaging systems to increase students' use of mobile…

How has continuing medical education fared under instructional technology? For this reappraisal, the authors review the use of tapes, slides and film, in the medical profession in the U.S. and in the British Isles; radio and telephone, television, programed instruction, and computers (in their three-fold functions as retrievers of information,…

Teleconferencing, as an interactive group communication through an electronic medium joining three or more people at two or more locations, can take one of three forms: audio, audiographic, or full-motion video. This multilocation technology is used in training and in conducting meetings and conferences; it works as a money- and time-saving tool.…

This article provides a systematic review of three innovative educational technologies (IETs): two-way TV, the educational telephone network, and computer-assisted instruction. Reviews the instructional limitations of IETs, teaching activities, sources of content, methods of evaluation, and other types of IETs. (CT)

This report of a seminar on the application of telecommunications technology to educational theory and practice contains eleven speeches. The first presents illustrations of the need for feedback from the user, basic considerations for planning in telecommunications, and uses of the new equipment. The second describes the function and mechanics of…

A rotational program format was used, with seven program sessions operating simultaneously, by the Secondary Department of the National Convention of the American Vocational Association. Brief notes are given on the seven major topic clusters. (DS)

THE WESTERN STATES SMALL SCHOOLS PROJECT (WSSSP) IS A MULTISTATE COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR TO IDENTIFY AND DEFINE WAYS OF STRENGTHENING THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN SMALL SCHOOLS WHICH CANNOT BE CONSOLIDATED. SUMMER WORKSHOPS ARE HELD IN EACH STATE. A SUMMARY AND REPORT OF SEVERAL WSSSP SUMMER WORKSHOPS IS INCLUDED. THE WORKSHOP SCHEDULE CONSISTS OF…

Conference telephones can bring prominent guest speakers directly into even the most rural classroom without high costs and logistical problems. (Author/MK)

The success of interinstitutional exchange of instructional materials through educational technology in Great Britain encourages a similar exchange with developing nations lacking skilled teaching staffs. (IR)

This paper discusses four major developments in the use of media at the Open University: (1) the move from radio to audiocassettes; (2) use of broadcast television vs. videocassettes; (3) increased use of interactive video; and (4) CYCLOPS tutorials, which provide immediate two-way communication via the telephone together with visual pictures.…

Telephone-to-computer hook-ups provide individualized attention for young readers without investment in costly equipment or additional staff. (Editor)

This study investigated a trial use of simultaneous telephone and computer (audiographics) conferencing to teach a Master of Education unit, "Early Childhood Curriculum Design Issues," at the Queensland University of Technology in 1994. Data were collected in written form from students, lecturers, and observers concerning their…