A game-theory approach to illustrating elements of organizational culture can help to achieve desirable information exchange by aligning individual and organizational goals. The game approach should involve the values of permanence, trust, teamwork, and credibility and should be combined with appropriate reward systems and parity in…

Discusses data modeling and its relation to computer systems design and describes the components of a distance education course including 13 half-hour videos designed to prepare systems analysts. Highlights aspects of the seventh unit dealing with data modeling. Appendices outline the 13 units of the information technology distance course and…

This article explores alternative routes in further education and attainment of qualifications for people with disabilities, focusing on the potential uses of information technology and more flexible approaches to learning. Findings from interviews with students are used to develop student-centered maps to goal attainment for such students.…

Describes the work undertaken in a course on communication and information technology (ICT) in a pre-service program for secondary school mathematics teachers. This course aimed to help pre-service teachers develop a positive attitude towards ICT and use it confidently. Discusses how the pre-service mathematics teachers evaluate their work…

Argues that a close relationship exists between collaboration and the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs). Outlines the collaborative uses of ICTs, addresses the benefits, and explores barriers to implementation. Concludes by identifying the role of the International Network for Learning and Teaching Geography in Higher…

Investigates the distance education and information technology literature in an attempt to develop a model to measure quality and learning in online courses. The resulting model is the first proposed to address issues of flexibility, responsiveness, interaction, student learning, technical support, technology, and student satisfaction…

Examines the ways in which information and communication technologies (ICT) influence teaching and learning in five Australian elementary and secondary schools. Describes studies where ICT was the key enabler of the learning program, and other studies which focused on an entire school's approach to ICT as an agent for changed approaches to…

Suggests there is a crisis in educational leadership, especially as it affects information technology. Highlights include educational leaders as managers; the commercialization of education; management strategies on campus; students as customers; quality control, online distance education, and the business model; and the future of online distance…

Education level, computer ownership, and technology and information access determine one's status in the new information economy. Interventions such as community computer networks, telecommuting centers, grassroots electronic commerce, and volunteer technology corps can help Latinos and other marginalized groups overcome continued disadvantage.…

An innovative program in Montreal (Quebec) that equips high school students with networked laptop computers aims to increase the ability of students to update their information, solve problems, self-evaluate, cooperate, and progressively take ownership of their learning. It is a collaborative approach that should serve them well throughout their…

Describes how budget cuts in many states are forcing public colleges to trim technology spending and require students to pay more for computer services. (EV)

Considers the impact of superhighways technology in the United Kingdom schools. Explores the effects of new information and communication technologies on traditional boundaries, such as boundaries among curriculum, subjects, pupils, and teachers. Concludes that effects on boundaries are mixed. Includes references. (CMK)

Presents a profile of Cherry Creek High School (Colorado) and its library media program and describes the following five elements of power that library media centers have to increase student achievement and love of learning: (1) access; (2) support for data driven decision making; (3) integration of technology; (4) connections between teaching and…

Offers an overview of the authors' experience using several observational methods to better understand one class of users, expert clinicians treating patients in hospital settings. Shows the evolution of understanding of the users and their information-handling tasks based on observations made in the field by a multidisciplinary research team, and…

Describes how, by focusing information technology (IT) resources on strategic goals, a growing number of higher education organizations and their leaders are creating new educational wealth and, in the process, increasing their return on investment. (EV)