Knowledge about technology is an expectation for classroom teachers in today's schools. Technology is fundamental to the teaching process, supporting student learning and improving instruction. Instructors of pre-service teachers should not only promote the use of technology but also provide future teachers with effective models of instruction.…

Over the last decade, most studies in Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) have highlighted how online synchronous learning environments implement a new literacy related to multimodal communication. The environment used in our experiment is based on a synchronous audio-graphic conferencing tool. This study concerns false beginners in an English…

This paper discusses the need for institutions to provide instruction for professional development, certification, and continuing education at remote sites. The use of the telephone conference as a delivery system is briefly described. The telelearning system used at Louisiana State University--a delivery system that allows for interaction between…

This 175-item bibliography on slow-scan television lists journal articles, monographs, research reports, and conference proceedings under the following headings: (1) Instructional Applications; (2) Medical Applications; and (3) General Applications. (MES)

An analysis of the patterns of use that were observed in 28 computer-based conferences involving scientists and engineers is presented. In the initial chapter, computer conferencing is discussed as a medium of communication and a description of the analytical approach is provided, as well as an overview of the 28 FORUM conferences observed. In…

Between August 1975 and March 1976, two National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) projects with geographically separated participants used the PLANET teleconferencing system for portions of their work. The first project was a technology assessment of future transportation systems. A group of 13 experts located throughout the country…

Discusses teleconferencing as a cost-effective way to hold meetings. Includes the various types of teleconferences and their advantages and disadvantages. (JOW)

"Learning Link," a computer network in New Haven, Connecticut, connects three elementary schools with a focus on student-to-student learning via computer communications. At least two schools will be linked with schools in two other towns during the second year of the program. (MLF)

Most psychotherapists hold preconceptions about what it could be like to deliver services using distance technology. Reactions to distance technology in counseling have been governed by guesses rather then by experience or research. However, a recent teletherapy project has provided insight into how remote systems of treatment actually are…

Describes how the University of Arizona is among a small but growing number of universities using high-tech immersive videoconferencing to attract distance education students. (EV)

Presents the script of an interactive video session held during the International Council for Educational Media 1992 conference, including the moderator's words, the statement of a participant from Lapland (Tapio Varis), and an address by the UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education (Colin N. Power). (EAM)

Four "virtual trainers" describe the challenges and successes of providing web-based training and give advice on planning coursework, timing instruction, distinguishing between skills training and information sharing, troubleshooting technology difficulties, and adapting to increased workload. (SK)

Discusses the use of technology for distance learning in higher education and examines the similarities and differences between face-to-face seminars and online discussions. Considers the concept of affordance in relation to information and communication technologies and distance education; and examines affordances of electronic conferencing and…

Previous computer conferencing research has been concerned with the organizational, technical, social, and motivational factors that support and sustain online interaction. This article studies online interaction from a different perspective. Rather than analyze the processes that sustain discourse, the following research examines how and why…

Although difficulties that characterize distance learning (DL) clearly have differential effects on different learners, links between barrier research and individual differences remain relatively unexplored. This study examined the relationship between cognitive style, based on Jung's (1971) theory, and achievement levels among 77 university…