Considers issues of equality of opportunity and access for educational computer use, including those of socioeconomic status, ethnic minority status, and gender. Suggests ways to promote equitable computer use. Intuitive evidence suggests that adding technology to the curriculum is likely to favor the relatively advantaged students with access to…

Investigates the extent to which computers were being used by middle and high school mathematics teachers in Missouri. Develops an understanding of the basis for teachers' decisions regarding the use of computers--or lack of--in instruction. Reports that the teachers did not use computers for purposes other than drill and practice. Contains 44…

Describes a university/school partnership in which teacher-education students at the university responded via e-mail to the writing of 6th graders, resulting in advances for writers and teachers of writing. (SR)

Describes a French teacher's efforts to substitute interactive video/computer technologies for textbook materials. She designed special language-lab events to introduce eighth graders to the vocabulary of animals, colors, simple adjectives, fruits, flowers, and natural landscapes and to cultural artifacts, such as paintings, arias, poems, and…

When the University System of Georgia (USG) felt the information-technology (IT) staffing squeeze, it ordered a study of IT worker recruitment and retention practices throughout the system and the public and private sectors. What resulted were recommendations that reflect some strategies more familiar in the corporate world than in higher…

The University of British Columbia and the Monterrey Institute of Technology set out to meet the challenging requirements of international information technology-based distance education in 1997 when they signed a collaborative agreement to develop a set of five courses in the area of technology-based distributed learning. This paper is an account…

This directory describes graduate programs in instructional technology, educational media and communications, school library media, and closely allied programs in the United States. Entries are listed alphabetically by state, following a classified list of programs. (AEF)

Discussion of the World Wide Web focuses on the Web's impact on academic libraries based on experiences at the University of British Columbia. Highlights include integration versus change; the presentation of information; and how the Web can alter the balance between the library and the teaching faculty as information providers. (Author/LRW)

Discusses cooperative learning and considers the use of interactive group software. Highlights include students' roles in groups; group accountability and peer pressure; the use of strong narrative; and characteristics to look for when reviewing software for interactive group use, including opportunity and context for group interaction and social…

Examined 12 public school teachers' attitudes, beliefs, and expectancies about learning environments to see whether they could be affected by a series of three graduate technology courses. Data from two surveys found no causal relationship between attitudes and the three courses, indicating that the task of changing teachers' attitudes about…

A survey of 33,785 faculty in 378 colleges and universities found nearly one-third were 55 or older, compared with one-quarter a decade ago. Over the same period, the proportion of faculty under 45 has fallen from 41% to 34%. While more women are in academe, ethnic diversification has not progressed. The survey also examined attitudes toward…

Describes the origins and development of the University of Dayton (Ohio) interactive World Wide Web site for undergraduate admission, credited by the enrollment management staff for the success of online recruiting at the institution. The Web site includes international admissions information and an electronic mailing list for interested users.…

Addresses the needs of higher education institutions relative to the Key Skills which will be established across the revised National Curriculum being introduced by the British government in September 2000. (WRM)

Describes the infusion of computer technologies into a preservice teacher-education course that promoted critical reflection on the learning-to-teach process. Discusses three recurring categories that emerged from students' projects (pedagogical, affective, and procedural) and highlights two examples of each. Presents the benefits and concerns of…

Employs personal in-depth interviews as a first step in helping faculty to develop quality curricula by allowing them to articulate their instructional needs. Reveals three general themes: preliminary course-design considerations, instructional delivery methods, and faculty instructional needs. Discusses implications for expanding teaching…