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Caggiano, Mary E.; And Others – 1995
The focus of this study was to understand and describe the nature of a professional community of interdisciplinary science teachers linked together through a telecommunications network. Thirty two high school science teachers participated in a 2 week summer institute. Patterns of teacher participation and changes within this community were…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperation, Educational Technology, High Schools
Kerka, Sandra – 1995
Development of the information "superhighway" has spawned a number of political, economic, and educational issues and has raised concerns that information inequities are increasing the polarization of society. Among the economic and political issues/concerns that have been raised are the following: whether information is a commodity or a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Education, Economic Impact, Educational Needs
2000
This document contains the full and short papers on artificial intelligence in education from ICCE/ICCAI 2000 (International Conference on Computers in Education/International Conference on Computer-Assisted Instruction) covering the following topics: a computational model for learners' motivation states in individualized tutoring system; a…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Environment, Educational Technology
2000
This document contains the full and short papers on collaborative learning from ICCE/ICCAI 2000 (International Conference on Computers in Education/International Conference on Computer-Assisted Instruction) covering the following topics: comparison of applying Internet to cooperative and traditional learning; a distributed backbone system for…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
2000
This document contains the full text of the following full and short papers on instructional design from ICCE/ICCAI 2000 (International Conference on Computers in Education/International Conference on Computer-Assisted Instruction): (1) "An Experiment of Situated Learning on College Students" (Fonchu Kuo and others); (2) "An Approach to Modeling…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Staihr, Brian; Sheaff, Katharine – 2001
A key component of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was the "E-rate," a program designed primarily to help fund telecommunication improvements at rural schools, libraries, and health care facilities. The program offers discounts that can be applied to telecommunication services, Internet access, and internal connections. An evaluation…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Geographic Isolation, Internet
Junion-Metz, Gail – 2000
This book provides guidance in how to help children use the Internet for learning and fun. The book is divided into three sections. The first section, "Get Ready: The Internet and Its Tools," includes basic information and practice exercises related to the Internet's many tools. Also included is a large subsection on the World Wide Web, which…
Descriptors: Children, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Oriented Programs
Byman, Abigail, Ed.; Geller, Randolph, Ed. – 2001
This compendium focuses on intellectual property law, which includes copyrights, patents, and trademarks as well as applications of intellectual property in distance learning software, the Internet, and research data. It includes formal journal articles, policies, and outlines from the National Association of College and University Attorneys. Ten…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Distance Education, Educational Research, Fair Use (Copyrights)
DiGeorgio, Marvin; Lesage, Sylvia – 2001
This book is a practical Internet guide designed to help teachers and students at all levels and in all academic disciplines discover a selection of educational sites from around the world. More than 400 sites are described and organized by academic discipline, and these sites offer links to thousands of other educational sites on the Internet.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Resources, Information Services, Information Sources
Gill, Jo Anne M. – 2000
In this interdisciplinary curriculum unit, students work in groups to examine, role play, and report on how the United States should have responded to England in the War of 1812. Students take on the roles of news reporters to explain and evaluate U.S. policy and are provided with background information, detailed instructions, on-line resources,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, European History, Grade 8, Interdisciplinary Approach
Feirsen, Robert; Weitzman, Seth – 2000
This book shows aspiring teachers how to target their skills and experiences to the needs of a particular school, explaining that the hiring process is flawed, operating in a manner that seldom produces the candidate best suited to the particular needs of the school or district. The book suggests that candidates for teaching jobs, even those with…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Interviews, Internet, Job Applicants
Dickinson, Sandra C. – 2001
The corporate takeover of the Internet has moved literacy into uncharted territory. Couched in capitalist metaphors of liberation, choice, utility, and desirability, an expanded communications network that provides quick and easy access to vast amounts of information appeals to the national psyche. The commodification of literacy as a result of…
Descriptors: Advertising, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Internet
Moore, Michael G., Ed.; Cozine, Geoffrey T., Ed. – 2000
This book brings together a selection of articles published in "The American Journal of Distance Education" that are related to Web-based delivery of distance education. Articles include: "Performance and Perceptions of Distance Learners in Cyberspace" (Peter Navarro and Judy Shoemaker); "Distance Education for Dentists: Improving the Quality of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Cahn, Dudley D. – 1999
This paper reports on a college educator's attempts over the past two years to use computer conferencing via the Internet as a 3-week unit in a semester-long senior level seminar in Interpersonal Communication. The paper states that the educator wanted to see if he could successfully add computer conferencing as a part of an existing face-to-face…
Descriptors: Class Activities, College Seniors, Computer Mediated Communication, Higher Education
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 2000
This Strategic Plan aims to address the issues facing California Community Colleges (CCCs) due to new technology. The issues raised by the report include: (1) the pervasive and economically and socially necessary use of the Internet; (2) the digital divide; (3) the need for integrating technology into teaching and learning; (4) the impact of Tidal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Community Colleges, Educational Improvement
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