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Reggiori, Alberto; Best, Clive; Loekkemyhr, Per; van Gulik, Dirk-Willem – 1999
The ParlEuNet (European Parliament Network) under development at the Joint Research Center of the European Communities is a Web-based information system that will provide a multimedia educational platform for 10 secondary schools across Europe. Schools, teachers and pupils will use the system to teach, learn about, and prepare collaborative…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education
Eastmond, Dan; Granger, Dan – Distance Education Report, 1997
This article, the second in a two-part series on aspects of distance education, presents pedagogical considerations concerning Type I Technology, technology (such as e-mail, Listservs, newsgroups, and MOOs) used primarily to supplement other learning resources. Examines the design, development, delivery, and evaluation phases of courses using Type…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Course Evaluation

Turner, Tom A. – Georgia Librarian, 1996
Describes two special libraries which operate as branch libraries of the University of Georgia and which deal entirely with marine sciences. Topics include historical background; meeting the information needs of researchers and educators; responsibilities of the librarians; networked resources and library automation; access via the Internet; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Branch Libraries, Computer Networks, Futures (of Society)
Nelson, Nancy – Computers in Libraries, 1990
Summarizes issues raised at a seminar on electronic libraries that was held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Topics discussed include network development; CD-ROM; technology costs; the relationship between academic computing centers and libraries; development of a national Information Infrastructure (II); digital library systems…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Centers, Computer Networks
Byrne, John J. – Executive Educator, 1990
Good educational facility planning means fewer mistakes during construction. Offers a checklist of nuts-and-bolts construction details to be considered in school planning. (MLF)
Descriptors: Acoustic Insulation, Computer Networks, Construction (Process), Cost Effectiveness
Brienne, Deborah; Goldman, Shelley – Classroom Computer Learning, 1989
Discusses a project at Bank Street College called "Earth Lab: A Network for Young Scientists." Explores how the use of a local area network might alter the academic environment in which students work. Reviews student databases, teacher-made databases, online databases, and electronic mail. (MVL)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Peripherals, Computer System Design

Fidler, Linda M.; Johnson, Debra Wilcox – Public Libraries, 1994
Discusses and compares the incorporation of technology by larger public libraries in Canada and the United States. Technology mentioned includes online public access catalogs; remote and local online database searching; microcomputers and software for public use; and fax, voice mail, and Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf and Teletype writer…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Databases

Connell, Tschera Harkness; Franklin, Carl – Library Trends, 1994
Discusses educational issues concerning the Internet, including the changing role of the Internet in schools, libraries, and the workplace; unequal access resulting from economic and geographic barriers; implications of different privatization approaches; the impact of the Internet on professional school curricula; and the need for better tools…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development

Baer, Elizabeth R. – Change, 1994
Twelve suggestions are made for college administrators to make good use of computer technology in individual, faculty-related, campuswide, and external realms. Suggestions include using computer potential in faculty development and motivation, institutional planning and administration, campus communications, public relations, and fund raising.…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Environment, College Faculty, Computer Networks

Wilson, Jeri, Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1995
Maintains that three types of social studies activities are found on the information highway: (1) electronic mail; (2) information; and (3) conferencing. Describes examples of each. Discusses commercial services and resource materials and provides references to online services. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Educational Change

Mountain, Lee – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1993
Describes the use of a telecommunications network by elementary school students in Texas for doing extra-credit homework. A pilot project in an innercity school that used equipment provided by a local corporation is described, use of the network during summer vacation is examined, and expansion of the program is discussed. (six references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Courseware, Elementary Education
Bishop, Ann P. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1992
Discusses the role of electronic networks in engineering work; reviews selected literature on engineering work, knowledge, and communication; describes current uses of electronic networks; and presents results from a study of the use of networks by engineers in the aerospace industry, including their perceptions of networks. (67 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Aerospace Industry, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks, Electronic Mail

Collis, Betty – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1992
This second article in a two-part series on telecommunications in secondary schools examines strategies for better support of telecommunications implementation. Highlights include management strategies for CMC (computer-mediated communication) use; instructional strategies for online database inquiries; teacher support strategies; simulation…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Simulation, Courseware

Myrdal, Sigurjon – Educational Media International, 1994
Describes the partial conversion of Iceland's three-year teacher certification course into distance education mode. The social context and rationale of the project and the conditions and experience of participants in the initial phase of this pilot project are discussed. Technological and pedagogical concerns and program prospects are mentioned.…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Distance Education

Wielhorski, Karen – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1994
Describes how remote users of electronic information resources can be effectively trained. The categories and characteristics of remote users, training challenges, and ways that emerging electronic capabilities can be used to enhance traditional bibliographic instruction methods are examined. (Contains 18 references.) (KRN)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Distance Education, Electronic Libraries