While trustees' ability to support their institutions in the most effective manner will always depend partly on their ability to interact and deliberate face-to-face, recent adoption of technology to facilitate board activities has enabled presidents and their boards to work smarter, save money, make better decisions, build healthier institutions,…

This paper seeks to examine the use of synchronous and asynchronous messaging systems with distance education students and the implications for student interaction and learning in the institutionalized Integrated Virtual Learning Environment (IVLE) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU). It will present, as a case in point,…

Describes 15 years' experience with narrow band telephony applied to continuing education of physicians and nursing staff in Wisconsin. (Author)

Teleconferencing, as an interactive group communication through an electronic medium joining three or more people at two or more locations, can take one of three forms: audio, audiographic, or full-motion video. This multilocation technology is used in training and in conducting meetings and conferences; it works as a money- and time-saving tool.…

Describes two practical and cost-effective applications which can be achieved through microcomputer-enhanced communication in education. Detailed are applications in brainstorming and computer conferencing. (CS)

Interviews with end users identified uses of the Trans Texas Videoconferencing Network: college courses (60%), continuing education, administration, outreach, scientific collaboration, and public special interest groups. Problems were also identified: scheduling difficulties, inconvenient remote facilities, teacher training, and technical support.…

Describes the development and operation of an electronic serial, "The Public-Access Computer Systems Review." Its evolution from the Public-Access Computer Systems Forum--a computer conference on BITNET run by the University of Houston libraries--is explained, and two sidebars describe other conferences and electronic serials available…

Describes the development of a national teleconference on CD-ROM technology for two-year college librarians. Highlights the following steps in planning: endorsement by professional associations, selection of a moderator, publicity and promotion, registration, and development of instructional and site training packets. Reports on teleconference…

Describes a training program developed by AT&T that videotaped a training program originally delivered by satellite broadcast and then synchronized the video course delivery at various locations. Interaction with the instructor via a conference call, including explaining the use of the accompanying printed materials, is discussed. (LRW)

Provides a rationale for computer-mediated conferencing in higher education and a model for using "Participate" software. Considers limitations affecting facilitators and future issues in the use of conferencing. (SK)

Presents six aspects of business school videoconferencing: (1) a rationale for using videoconferencing in the business curriculum; (2) a description of the Videoconferencing Center in the Texas Christian University business school; (3) budgetary considerations and resources; (4) learning objectives for student videoconferencing; (5) sample…

Design challenges for a videoconference on homelessness included overcoming misconceptions about rural homelessness and ensuring meaningful follow-up. Challenges were met by providing guidelines for site facilitators, conducting preconference activities, including interviews with rural homeless people, and facilitating postconference coalition…

Telephone cables connecting virtually every U.S. home, school, and work place will soon comprise national integrated services digital network allowing two-way video communication and fast data transfer on mass scale at affordable prices. Families, educators, and at-home workers will have routine access to video conferencing, distance learning, and…

Reports on an exploratory study of computer-mediated communication (CMC) that was conducted to provide empirical evidence of the emergence of social norms in computer conferencing. Results of a content analysis of transcripts of BITNET conferences are described, and a case study of one conference is included. (11 references) (LRW)

Discusses potential applications of computer technology to enhance participatory democracy and considers the effects of advances in computer technology, including increased power and decreased costs, on political and community activists. Constraints are described, including international inequity and the commercialization of government data; and…