A four-level informatics curriculum at Case Western Reserve University's nursing school integrates information, technology, and the clinical care process. A longitudinal study of 182 students who completed the curriculum showed that computer attitudes changed over time and students became more realistic about the use of information technology for…

Describes a business data generator to assist instructors in generating realistic business data in great volume for teaching and learning activities. Illustrates how the software application allows instructors to manipulate parameters to customize the data to reflect problem situation. (Contains 40 references.) (JOW)

Discusses the benefits of K-12 school districts outsourcing their information technology needs and the most common ways to fund such contracts. Key steps towards IT outsourcing are presented. (GR)

Describes the Pan-Pacific Education and Communication Experiments by Satellite (PEACESAT), a public service telecommunication program developed to facilitate the use of telecommunications and information technologies. Highlights include the historical development; digital capabilities; cooperation and collaboration with users, government, and…

Information technologies are important tools for individual, team, and organizational learning. Developments in virtual reality and the Internet, performance support systems that increase the efficiency of individuals and groups, and other innovations have the potential to enhance the relationship between work and learning. (SK)

Updates the data on the occupational structure of information work. Patterns of information sector employment are described, changes in occupational structures are discussed, and data that indicate that the information sector continues to grow as a proportion of all employment is examined. (Author/LRW)

Trends in health information technology include (1) improved access to patient care information; (2) methods for patient-doctor interaction and decision making; (3) computerized practice guidelines; and (4) the concept of patients being in clinical management states (CMS). Problem-specific environments and CMS-related resources should be the focus…

Discusses how colleges and universities can best apply new information technology (IT) tools to the core mission and offers some examples to illustrate how IT managers and staff are accomplishing it. IT manager's approaches in defining a school's competitive positioning and technology's role in classroom learning are discussed as is solving…

Underpinning the use of old or new learning technologies is what a learner has to do to process information effectively. A learner-centered approach should connect learning strategies (orientation, management, information processing, evaluation of outcomes) to learning technologies. (SK)

Suggests that globalization and the new information technologies permit a deconstruction of the functions of the vertically integrated typical university. Thus some functions of the university can be accomplished at locations distant from the main campus, and at a lower cost. The operation of four for-profit branches of a public university is…

Defines instructional technology and offers a rationale for using it in the classroom for writing enhancement, reasoning development, and comprehension improvement. Contains 22 references. (JOW)

E-learning has potential benefits but it requires a "smart" environment: support staff and resources, diagnostic systems to measure electronic functionality, and a systemwide approach that goes beyond mere delivery of content. (SK)

Reviews the evolution of competitive intelligence since 1994, including terminology and definitions and analytical techniques. Addresses the issue of ethics; explores how information technology supports the competitive intelligence process; and discusses education and training opportunities for competitive intelligence, including core competencies…

Explains the implementation of an electronic learning environment at the Delft University Of Technology in The Netherlands. Consists of three line activities: first line of the activities is technology oriented, second line is aimed at creating and using a web site for each course, and third line of activities is geared towards developing new…

Discusses the integrated concept of electronic performance support systems (EPSS) as a solution to meet performance needs of knowledge-rich workplaces where information overload is often a problem. Considers the adoption of information technology, task performance time, and support functions, and gives an example of an EPSS for marine shipping…