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Frazier, Gloria G.; Frazier, Deneen – 1994
Online networking can be a driving force in education reform. This book tells how educators can link classrooms, offices, laboratories, homes, and the world's information technologies using simple computer and telephone technologies connected to the Internet or other online networks. What online networking can accomplish and how it should be used…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Technology
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1994
The Media and Technology section of this collection of conference presentations contains the following 10 papers: "Carpooling on the Information Superhighway" (Lorna Veraldi); "New Media Departure in 'The Principle of Relative Constancy': VCRs" (Ghee-Young Noh); "Why the Western Design Approach Does Not Work for Asian…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Mediated Communication, Decision Making, Higher Education
Eckwright, Gail Z., Ed.; Keenan, Lori M., Ed. – 1994
The focus of this collection of papers about library reference service is on the community outside the library, rather than the special populations served within it. "Conflicts in Value Systems" (Allen B. Veaner) is an overview of the major conflict areas facing the library profession today. "Reference Services for Off-Campus…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Costs, Evaluation, Extension Education
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1994
Telecomputing means using a computer that is connected to the Internet or an online service. Examples of how some students use this technology are presented. Illinois high school students design their own science experiments. At a middle school in New Jersey, home and school links and small group collaborative learning are enhanced through…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., Dublin, OH. – 1991
This report on some of the strategic planning decisions that OCLC has made for the 21st century begins by describing the evolution of OCLC from a pioneer in the computer revolution with its Online Union Catalog and Shared Cataloging System in 1971 to a system that currently has nearly 60 distinct offerings. Corresponding computer and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging
Ladner, Sharyn J.; Tillman, Hope N. – 1992
A five-page electronic questionnaire was sent to 113 special librarians who responded to "Call for Participation" announcements posted on nine computer conferences in July 1991 and a similar announcement in the August 1991 issue of the monthly newsletter of the Special Libraries Association. Fifty-four librarians completed the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Databases, Electronic Mail
McCallon, Mark – 1993
The availability of serials through databases has provided libraries with a new format for acquiring information. The extent to which the growth in electronic databases can help the librarian control costs while meeting the demand of accrediting agencies was studied through an exploratory survey of the 48 specialized accrediting agencies of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Computer Networks
Capani, Antonio; De Dominicis, Gabriel – 1996
This paper proposes a model for a general interface between people and Computer Algebra Systems (CAS). The main features in the CAS interface are data navigation and the possibility of accessing powerful remote machines. This model is based on the idea of session management, in which the main engine of the tool enables interactions with the…
Descriptors: Algebra, Computation, Computer Interfaces, Computer Oriented Programs
Ndinga, S. S.; Clayton, P. – 1998
New information technology is rapidly becoming part of the localized education process, while offering the tools and the infrastructure for the establishment of a distance education process. At Rhodes University (South Africa), an Interactive Remote Tutorial System (IRTS) was built to support distance education. IRTS will be used as an…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
Ullrich, Martha – 1998
Change is a reality in today's workforce. With every new invention and growth in technology, businesses are forced to change. One of the changes businesses are making is the adoption of Web-based technology. This has greatly impacted the business of training. One of the biggest challenges the training industry is facing today is making the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Mory, Edna Holland; Gambill, Lewis E.; Browning, J. Burton – 1998
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of two university graduate students while taking an online course over the World Wide Web, in order to identify issues of design, implementation, and motivation from a user's perspective. The online course was a graduate class on the methods and techniques of training and development. Data…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Graduate Study
Tu, Jho-Ju; Babione, Carolyn; Chen, Hsin-Chu – 1998
The Teachers College at Emporia State University in Kansas is now utilizing World Wide Web technology for automating the application procedure for student teaching. The general concepts and some of the key terms that are important for understanding the process involved in this project include: a client-server model, HyperText Markup Language,…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Design Requirements
Miller, Leslie M.; Kumari, Siva – 1997
Project OWLink is a teledistance project linking Rice University (Texas) to five Texas schools (one K-8 and four high schools) with a two-way audio/video and Internet connectivity, creating an interactive electronic community of teachers and students. Initiated in June 1994, the project has experimented with nontraditional models of distance…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
Cavanaugh, Catherine S. – 1999
This paper summarizes a quantitative synthesis of studies of the effectiveness of interactive distance education using videoconferencing and telecommunications for K-12 academic achievement. Effect sizes for 19 experimental and quasi-experimental studies including 929 student participants were analyzed across sample characteristics, study methods,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Conventional Instruction
Erland, Jan – 1992
The Mem-ExSpan Accelerative Cognitive Training System (MESACTS) is described as a cognitive skills training program for schools, businesses, and industry. The program achieves extraordinary academic results in reading and mathematics with 1 semester of input 4 days a week for 30 minutes a day. Intensive versions of the program accelerate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Careers, Cognitive Processes
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