A survey of 167 instructors at teacher preparation institutions revealed correlations between technology use and teaching style. Technology users who preferred learner-centered teaching had higher levels of formal schooling, were mostly females, preferred learning by concrete experience, and were more social constructionist in their world views.…

Argues that technological skills and self-efficacy with computers are as fundamental to education as are English, math, and science. Examines the debate over educational technology, concluding that researchers stressing the short-term learning outcomes and cost effectiveness of technology are overlooking its long-term consequences. (PEN)

Describes the introduction of electronic-mail discussion into a conventional postgraduate, distance-learning training and development program; provides instructor reflections and perspectives on curriculum development and the diverse communication cultures involved; and outlines motivations for continued engagement with electronic mail,…

Discusses the steps taken by Bay Mills (Michigan) and Salish Kootenai (Montana) Colleges in developing online educational opportunities for tribal virtual colleges. Defines the asynchronous/synchronous learning environment that underpins the new approaches to distance education. Asserts that the tribal virtual college's uniqueness lies in defining…

Describes two experiments conducted to investigate the effects of notetaking format on achievement. Students constructed and studied different types of notes: partial (framework and partial notes), skeletal (framework with no notes), and control (no framework and no notes). Found that, based on an application test, students who completed and…

This article describes the development and delivery of a special education program at West Virginia University that offers advanced training to early intervention practitioners entirely online. Initial evaluation data is presented on learning outcomes and participant perceptions. Results indicate the technology was both efficient and effective in…

Describes how librarians at the UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) biomedical library adopted to changes in the medical school's curriculum, developed new ways to support the school's instructional goals, and provided information literacy instruction. Discusses librarian-faculty collaboration to meet the changing needs of students and…

Explores a team of college educators' experience with creating an electronic classroom. Addresses the different technology problems that were confronted and considers how history teachers can be convinced to use technology in their courses. Describes the undergraduate U.S. history survey course focusing on the uses of technology. Includes the…

Describes the HyperTeaching workshop series, developed to get teachers in one school district to use technology by showing them how to use it with their own curriculum. Teachers selected topics they felt could be enhanced using the Internet, developed activities that would require students to use the Internet, and learned how to use Microsoft's…

Explores frequency and use of adjectives in five advanced scientific texts on biochemistry and analyzes the semantic implications of the observed occurrence. The aim is to provide a better understanding of the role of adjectives in research articles and to suggest how to guide Spanish-speaking students to effectively comprehend, read, write, and…

Describes the information technology (IT) services, infrastructure, budget, and successes of the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium in order to provide a model for schools looking to expand their learning technologies while containing the costs of development and maintaining pedagogical effectiveness. (EV)

Describes a collaboration among St. Philip Elementary School, Canevin Catholic High School and Duquesne University (all in Pennsylvania) to integrate technology into the kindergarten-through 12 curriculum. Wireless technology and transportable laptop computers were funded by a grant, and minimal structural modifications were made to the elementary…

Describes four unique and compelling applications of the Internet for K-12 education: (1) use of real-time data from government and commercial databases; (2) tele-collaborative projects using pooled data from shared, web-based databases; (3) student publishing on the Web; and (4) access to unique and primary-source information. Discusses teacher…

Presents a study on the implementation of a constructivist approach to using multimedia technology in two advanced language arts classrooms in a public middle school. Because the principal content consisted of written material, the authors examined pre- to posttest improvement in writing ability as measured by trained raters of essays.…

With the development of XML Web Services, the Internet could become an integral part of and the basis for teaching computer science and software engineering. The approach has been applied to a university course for students studying introduction to computer science from the point of view of software development in a stateless, Internet…