A study was undertaken to summarize the results of the first 2 years of the Model Technology Schools (MTS) program in California. Research and evaluation reported from the five MTS schools were analyzed to provide information about basic questions. MTS projects involved the use of technology in instruction, administration, and school-community…

This overview of educational telecommunications and distance learning in Connecticut includes information on the Connecticut Department of Education and the Connecticut Public Television statewide, two-channel, ITFS (instructional television fixed service); the Connecticut Community College system's Community College Instructional Television…

This document contains articles that address six major issues affecting Montana public education. The issues were selected by an advisory group comprised of representatives from professional education organizations, state agencies, the legislature, and business. Each of the articles, written by members of the advisory group, contains an executive…

The articles contained in this report represent a diverse collection of pedagogical issues involved in teacher training at a distance in countries throughout the world. Distance education offers pre-service and in-service teachers with both skills training and an opportunity to complete teacher training programs or degrees. The proliferation of…

For a number of years it has been suggested that distance education is a natural extension of existing teaching methods that includes learners who are separated from the instructor by time or distance. This paper takes an alternative look at distance-education research and evaluation and proposes an evaluation model built on that view. That…

This introduction to the Internet explains what it is, how to use it, and how it can be useful to those with an interest in competency-based education. The Internet is a network of over 14,000 networks as of August 1993, with 1,000 being added per month, and at least 1 million machines and 20 million people connected to it. There are several…

Team teaching has recently been introduced to the program in instructional design and technology in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). For the past 3 years, collaboration and cooperation have been undertaken in the teaching of two graduate seminars: Research in Instructional Design and Technology, and…

This report is designed to serve as a guide and reference source for media and technology professionals across North Carolina in response to the continuing changes in educational and media technology in school library media centers. The report provides information on program development, staff development and personnel, budgeting, information…

Adopted in November 1988, the Long-Range Plan for Technology of the Texas State Board of Education plots the course for meeting educational needs through the application of technology and for implementing concomitant changes in education from 1988 to the year 2000. The plan recognizes that both educational technology and the practice of education…

This paper examines emerging information technologies and their implications for school library media centers. Because of the fluctuating situation regarding new innovations, only emerging technologies that specialists believe will occur within the next 5 to 10 years are discussed. For each technology mentioned, a brief description is given…

This booklet, distributed at a meeting, contains project descriptions from each participating organization and fact sheets on the Getty Art History Information Program's (AHIP's) initiatives. Held in conjunction with a national conference on transforming education with the arts, the discussion was conducted by representatives of many projects and…

The advent of many new technologies to make access to education and open learning more and more possible requires parallel developments in instruction to support and serve the student better. There are three aspects of student support: pre-enrollment, tutorial services, and counseling and advising services. However, the developments in technology…

This informational digest considers assistive technology for students with mild disabilities in the context of Public Law 100-407, the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 which was designed to enhance the availability and quality of assistive technology devices and services to people with disabilities and…

The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the different teacher groups of the Finnish comprehensive school differ from one another in their pedagogical thinking and practices. The authors of this article have conducted teacher in-service-training on integrated curriculum using new educational technology (interactive video and a…

This paper reflects SUNY's (State University of New York) efforts at applying technology and telecommunications to improve the quality, accessibility, and productivity of educational programs and to enhance the return on the public investments in education. It is built upon the experiences of SUNY campuses, local schools, and industry which have…