A 72-item survey, examining 6 types of instructional media, was administered to 85 preservice teachers to examine their beliefs with respect to instructional media. Factor analysis supported two strong constructs, technological beliefs and traditional beliefs. Whole and subscale reliabilities are also reported. (SLD)

Describes an interactive computer game developed for secondary school students to promote the teaching of multiculturalism. Discusses contextual difficulties, content, design strategy, prerequisites established by the psychology of education, screen design, and question answering. (AEF)

A theoretical description of hypertext is presented, and three applications of hypertext are discussed: electronic studying allows linkage of electronic note cards for writing and interrelating concepts; literary exploration allows construction and interpretation of stories with provided literary elements; in qualitative research, hypertext helps…

The development and evaluation of a series of hypermedia tools designed to help students learn to program in PASCAL or LISP are described. Classroom trials with 171 college students illustrate use of the developed tools. The use of hypermedia to foster integrated understanding is discussed. (SLD)

Argues that the debate about media attributes versus instructional methods should be shifted from instruction- and media-centered to a learner-centered conception of learning. Learning with media should be explored on the macro level (where learning is situationally dependent) and on the micro level (where design should support, instead of…

The University of South Carolina distance education program for preparation of personnel to educate visually handicapped people utilizes a video delivery system with a two-way audio talk-back system, teleconferencing, videocassettes, and alternative scheduling. Course descriptions and students' responses are described. (JDD)

The article describes use of Project LIFE (Language Improvement to Facilitate Education), originally marketed in the early 1970s, at the New York State School for the Deaf. The program, appropriate for all ages, is based on a spiraling curriculum of concepts and skills and uses filmstrips, "funbooks," and audio cassettes. (DB)

This article describes a multimedia approach to educating students with serious learning problems concerning Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The approach, called SAFE: Stopping AIDS through Functional Education, offers an array of lessons, videotape recordings, take-home brochures, slides, and illustrations from which instructors may…

Examines why changes in today's working conditions require lifelong learning. Maintains that combining resources of the educational sector, working environment, and the media is needed for implementing lifelong learning; however, cultural and ethical barriers to lifelong learning create challenges for educational institutions. Poses the question…

Twenty-seven graduate students used a CD-ROM program to study transnational management, while a control group (n=26) used traditional study methods. Use of the CD-ROM was not associated with better examination performance. Implications for increased investment in new classroom technology are drawn. (Author/DB)

Urges distance educators to pay more attention to planning proper student interactions with "wetware," the internal processing/storage/retrieval systems and strategies used by the distance education learner. Notes that while hardware and software have developed, there has been little research into the differing learning styles of distance…

Discusses the need for preservice teachers to learn to critique and participate in the transformation of educational policies and practices, tracing the theoretical avenues that converge in Media Action Projects (MAPs) and looking at the transformative spaces afforded by MAPs for teaching future educators who can ethically respond to the needs of…

Students were surveyed on their perceptions of education via interactive television (ITV). Thirty-one environmental and academic success factors were identified and assessed by students, with 18 factors indicating significant differences between students. Results suggest that to improve the quality of ITV educational opportunities, educators must…

Analyzes how a United Kingdom higher education initiative has promoted learning and teaching innovation that supports collaborative, inclusive learning by integrating online and face-to-face delivery. Topics include aligning assessments, teaching processes, and learning objectives; educational media and learning processes; using online materials…

Surveyed the perceptions of college students who used supplementary Web-based instruction (WBI) in five undergraduate and graduate courses at the University of Georgia. Results indicated that students found the supplemental WBI sites beneficial, with the bulletin board discussions outside of class the most "liked" feature. However, most…