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…

This paper discusses the concept of Information Communication Technology (ICT) supported education at the university level, focusing on Moscow State University (MSU). The technology and functions of the high performance network of the Physics Department at MSU are first described. The information block development concept for implementing open…

This paper presents a program overview of library services to distance education students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). In the fall of 1997, a survey on use of library services was sent to students in an interdepartmental master's program. Questions focused on the use of the library online catalog, the World Wide Web, and the…

This paper poses several questions as an introduction to examining educational technology and development. These include: "How Hard Is the Science?"; "How Human Are the Arts?"; "How Literate Are Martians?"; "From Data to Wisdom, Will the Real Hologram Stand Up?"; "From Wisdom to Creativity, Can I Have…

Three areas of importance to computer coordinators in the schools are: support by walking around, nuts-and-bolts support, and the computer coordinator as policy maker. A day spent following a computer coordinator around an elementary school was examined in the context of a larger qualitative study in which various aspects of support for technology…

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,…

An approach to teaching problem-solving based on using the computer software Mathematica is applied to the study of electrostatics and is compared with the normal approach to the module. Learning outcomes for both approaches were not significantly different. The experimental course successfully addressed a number of misconceptions. Students in the…

These four issues of "Gifted Education Quarterly" include the following articles: (1) "Using Test Results To Support Clinical Judgment" (Linda Kreger Silverman), which discusses some of the difficulties in obtaining accurate indications of a child's level of giftedness and the importance of using professional judgment in…

This paper examines ways that mathematics teachers and supervisors can use computers in a quality mathematics curriculum in a school setting. Teachers and supervisors continually need to appraise the present mathematics curriculum and make necessary changes. A modern mathematics curriculum makes much use of technology. Society emphasizes heavy use…

The paper discusses ways in which leadership can improve quality computer service in the curriculum. It further discusses ways in which teachers and principals can work together to provide the necessary ingredients for a good school technology program. This paper is divided into the following sections: (1) "Staff Development and…

Technology-enabled learning environments are beginning to come of age. Tools and frameworks are now available that have been shown to improve learning and are being deployed more widely in varied school settings. Teachers are now faced with the formidable challenge of integrating these promising new environments with the everyday context in which…

This paper investigates how various technologies have constructed the reasoning of teaching and schooling in contemporary Japan. The paper contends that (1) the construction of the teacher and the student in Japan involves a complexity of power relations; (2) schooling is not simply controlled by the government through its sovereign power, but is…

Use of electronic mail (e-mail) as a resource in a Universiti Kebangsaen Malaysia (UKM) English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teacher education course in 1997-98 is described. The second-year undergraduate course, "The Teaching of Reading Skills in an ESL Context," enrolled 115 students with a range of experience with computers. One course…

This report examines the first generation of professional development schools (PDSs) sponsored by the Centers for Professional Development of Teachers (CPDT) in Texas, noting challenges faced, issues raised, and lessons learned. Section 1 offers an introduction and overview. Section 2 presents the background of the PDS. Section 3, Texas CPDT and…

This paper analyzes and evaluates the role of technology education in overseas studies programs. Despite the realities of today's economics, relatively few U.S. students have or take the opportunity to study and travel abroad. Although some college faculty are concerned that study abroad programs might lead to lowering the academic standards of a…