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Peer reviewedDavis, Douglas A. – Academe, 2003
Describes how the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education uses the Web to connect faculty and students across national and international boundaries. (EV)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, General Education, Higher Education, Intercultural Communication
Peer reviewedBohigas, Xavier; Jaen, Xavier; Novell, Montse – Higher Education in Europe, 1998
The Baldufa project at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Spain) is designed to assist physics teachers and students with teaching and learning activities. It has established Web and electronic-mail servers, is creating physics-related documents to be shared, is elaborating teaching strategies for using stored information, and offers…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Internet
Peer reviewedMesarch, M. A.; Meyer, S. J.; Gosselin, D. C. – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2000
Describes a program created by the Nebraska Earth Science Education Network (NESEN) called "Students and Teachers Exchanging Data, Information and Ideas (STEDII)" for K-12 audiences that emphasizes data collection mixed with weather education. Compares and contrasts the vision for STEDII from NESEN's and the participant teachers' points of view.…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Internet, Program Descriptions
Reese, Paul; Monroe, Mona – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1997
Describes how sixth-grade students in a computer and math project at the Ralph Bunche Computer Minischool in New York City collected and entered penny tossing data on spreadsheets for a unit on probability, and how they were encouraged to collect more data by setting up a World Wide Web-based form. Includes a copy of the Web form. (PEN)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Data Collection, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 6
PDF pending restorationGarrison, Nan – 2000
The existence of the World Wide Web has changed the way businesses and educational institutions, among others, present themselves to the public. The Web provides a new means by which institutions can promote programs, disseminate information and act as a link to related Web resources. This study researches the design of Web pages and presents a…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Design Preferences, Higher Education
Peer reviewedEvans, Beth; Jones, Wilma Lesley – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1998
Describes a demonstration given by two university librarians to faculty and researchers at the City University of New York on the use of the World Wide Web as a research tool. The demonstration, using the library's newly created home page, focused on virtual libraries that give access primarily to on-line research resources. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Libraries, Faculty Development
Download full textKristovich, Sharon; Hertzog, Nancy B.; Klein, Marjorie – 1998
University Primary School (UPS) is an early childhood gifted program affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This paper highlights three innovative uses of technology at UPS: Knowledge Web pages, photo portfolios, and Chickscope. The Knowledge Web pages are a collection of Web pages that serve as a virtual bulletin board…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Documentation, Early Childhood Education
Zilber, Julie – Education Canada, 2002
Four elementary schools in Washington, Alaska, and British Columbia are cooperating on a project to explore issues surrounding the Pacific salmon fisheries. Place-based techniques and interactive media are used to bring together science; global concerns; the histories of Canada, the United States, and First Nations peoples; background on the…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Cooperation, Experiential Learning, Fisheries
Duell, Barry; Gregory, Wayne – Journal of Tokyo International University, School of Business and Commerce, 1997
This article describes a collaborative project between an English language class in Japan and one in the United States. The institutions involved were Tokyo International University (TIU), located in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, and its branch campus, Tokyo International University of America (TIUA) in Salem, Oregon. This project created an…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning
Coltin, Lillian; McGuire, Kate – 1998
In 1994, the DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund made a commitment to school-age care by launching the MOST Initiative--a $6.5 million, multi-year project aimed at systemic community-based change to improve the quality and availability of out-of-school time for children in three cities: Boston, Chicago, and Seattle. The MOST Initiative was…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Children, Community Involvement, Computer Mediated Communication
Jacobson, Michael J.; Jacobson, Phoebe Chen – 1998
This paper provides an overview of five innovative projects involving network learning technologies in the United States: (1) the MicroObservatory Internet Telescope is a collection of small, high-quality, and low-maintenance telescopes operated by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (Massachusetts), which may be used remotely via the…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedGillespie, Kay Herr – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1998
Describes programs at diverse institutions across the country that use technology innovatively for faculty development. Programs include instructional development education, Internet use for on-line instruction, Web site use to gather student feedback on instructional techniques, a Web site as an information source for faculty and teaching…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Lockert, Richard – 2001
This document is intended as a handbook for literacy practitioners working with adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. The handbook is the product of the following activities: extensive research of the literature; discussion and exchange with literacy experts, practitioners, and some learners; and solicitation of input from…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies
