Describes the Catalyst project, an effort at the University of Washington to provide faculty using technology with instruction at the point of need via a Web-based suite of services developed by the university's "Uwired" Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology. Emphasis is on reaching pragmatists, who comprise the majority of…

Describes a course on the use of technologies for learning that studies the World Wide Web, multimedia, communication and collaboration software, tutoring systems, virtual reality, and other new digital technologies. Explores what educators are beginning to learn from this investigation of the past and future of learning technologies through use…

Notes that few college faculty use technology in their teaching despite rapid growth in technology-based instruction in K-12 education. Describes two projects using AT&T's PersonaLink Service and Sony's Magic Link PIC 1000 in field experience supervision. (SG)

Higher education is undergoing a period of innovation and competition due to new educational methods that use new advanced technology. Among some of the changes already taking place are a proliferation of distance education courses, collaboration between institutions, and high school seniors taking college freshman courses via the Internet. (JM)

The authors argue that the digital divide is not a serious problem. Even without government help, entrepreneurs are offering myriad services and products geared towards people in the lower economic brackets. More of a problem, according to the authors, is the lack of basic skills in areas such as math and reading among younger people. (JM)

Changes Hawkins predicts include: higher education markets will be smaller than anticipated; residential campuses will still be important; institutions will need to partner with other institutions to remain effective; competition will continue to increase in the postsecondary education field; and providing electronic sources of information in lieu…

Within all institutions, Web developers are beginning to utilize technologies that make sites more than static information resources. Databases such as XML (Extensible Markup Language) and XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language) are key technologies that promise to extend the Web beyond the "information storehouse" paradigm and provide…

Describes a centralized program facility called "UWired," at the University of Washington, as a center for teaching and learning with technology. Suggests that educators need to pay attention to electronic links being forged within the university community and to counter the hype of hardware and software developers promising to provide…

Discusses 10 ways that middle-school social-studies teachers can transform their teaching through computer-based technology. Emphasizes general concepts related to middle-school social studies, such as databases, e-mail, simulations, and the web. (SR)

This keynote address discusses far-reaching effects of technology on the education of young children. The speech contains a brief description of the course technological advancements have taken, the way technology has been integrated into daily life, and prevalent education-related uses of the Internet. New technologies are important for early…

This report presents findings from an ethnographic study of technology integration and diffusion in two California community colleges. The study was commissioned to examine whether faculty behavior and student learning outcomes have changed as a result of @ONE instructional technology training and resources. The California Community Colleges…

This paper asserts that all the praise currently being lavished upon computer technology in the writing classroom should be tempered with realistic criticism. In addition to making research easier for students, the Internet makes plagiarism very easy. The author stresses that this plagiarism problem is not limited to the composition classroom, and…

Like most institutions in a world of change, the practice of mentoring is being influenced by new forms of work, technology, and learning. Organizational trends such as downsizing, restructuring, teamwork, increased diversity, and individual responsibility for career development are contributing to a resurgent interest in mentoring in the 1990s.…

This paper examines the problems faced by instructors of information technology when they try to introduce new technologies for delivering instructional material. Some of the issues discussed include: (1) dealing with new versions of software when the institution wants to keep older versions on its computers; (2) dealing with budgets, both as…

Teacher-librarians can learn more about the effect of media and new technologies, and how to introduce these topics in the classroom. The Media Awareness Network World Wide Web site offers well-organized information and teaching units on privacy and other pertinent topics. Provides excerpts of online materials provided by the Media Awareness…