Describes a cooperative-learning technique that uses a computer network and involves cooperation among teams separated by physical and social distances. Teachers' messages and students' work illustrate positive features of network connections for inner-city classrooms that are at-risk because of academic, physical, or economic conditions. (RLC)

Discusses the scribal society, computer discourse, and computer literacy in the information age. Describes issues related to classroom dynamics, including new textual forms of knowledge, equity in access for children to acquire knowledge of multiple computer discourses, and necessary changes in instructional strategies to accommodate new discourse…

Discussion of the college library of the future addresses issues involved in providing information in electronic formats via computer networks, different levels of workstations, online catalogs providing access to databases in multiple disciplines, and remote access to library resources. Plans for a new facility at George Mason University…

Discusses the development of electronic libraries at Cornell University's (New York) Mann Library and elsewhere and presents an overview of changes in services and staff responsibilities needed to address user needs. Sidebar articles discuss Internet access to government information; changing staff roles; geographic information systems; the Mann…

A discussion of the current crisis in African higher education looks at linkages between African and U.S. institutions and the urgent need for assistance in policy analysis and planning, management development and leadership training, funding, a search for new educational approaches, professional training, information technology, government…

Explains how a computer uses its vision to determine the area, edge length, width, height, and center of mass in two dimensions from photos of backlit sea shells. Includes HyperCard codes used to instruct the computer to make the calculations. (MDH)

Prevailing explanations for the underrepresentation of females in mathematics, science, and technology in school and the workplace are reviewed, and disadvantageous features of higher education and the workplace are discussed. Educational innovation in the area of gender equity is considered, and questions are raised for further research. (SLD)

Asserts that teaching social studies in the primary grades can be an exhilarating experience for teachers and encourages long-term interest in investigating the world among students. Maintains that cooperative learning, student research activities, integration of children's literature, writing and the arts, and the use of educational technology…

Describes library reorganization at the University of Arizona resulting from fiscal challenges and the need for current technology. Highlights include: the restructuring process and customer focus; team functioning and the learning organization, including training issues, communication, empowerment, and evaluation/assessment; current challenges,…

Examines opportunities and challenges for distance learning in the state of Washington. Highlights include an educational technology network for kindergarten through higher education; collaboration between schools, government, and the private sector; and the role of libraries, including access, service, and administrative issues, Web-based access…

New textbooks for teaching English for Special Purposes (ESP) are reviewed, including texts for science and technology, computing, engineering, and electronics as well as a guide to general classroom techniques and activities for ESP teachers. Criteria for evaluating and selecting instructional materials are also addressed briefly. (MSE)

Examines how beliefs and concerns of academic medicine's diverse professional cultures affect management of information technology. Two scenarios, one dealing with standardization of desktop personal computers and the other with publication of syllabi on an institutional intranet, form the basis for an exercise in which four prototypical members…

This last in a series of articles on at-risk students highlights Professional Development Schools, restructuring teacher training programs, and integrating modern technology. Topics discussed include university-school collaboration that integrates theory and practice using fieldwork; telecommunication networks; distance learning labs; and…

Discusses advancements in the field of history-related computer-assisted instruction and research. Describes the components of Historiography and Methods of Research, a class that introduces history students to such practical applications as the World Wide Web (WWW), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), listservs, archival access, and others. Briefly…

Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the interactive CD-ROM "The Oregon Trail." Maintains that, although the program offers a sympathetic portrayal of Native Americans, it is still rife with cultural bias. The simulation's structure accentuates the white male experience at the expense of others. (MJP)