This study used a survey, interviews, a literature review, and statistical abstracts to compare the accessibility to computer and information technology between deaf populations in developed and developing countries. A wide disparity in access to information technology was found. Suggestions are offered that vary depending on whether a community…

Notes that the increase of information technology in the classroom causes new problems such as finding new or training old instructors and constantly upgrading materials and equipment. Describes how a career center, a community college, and a state college cope with the challenges. (JOW)

Responses from 131 of 243 Louisiana secondary agriscience teachers showed they value information technology but have inadequate knowledge and skills, especially in newer technologies. Available university training is either not used or inadequate. More are using self-directed learning methods. Most do not have access to multimedia and other…

In the history of science, there have often been periods of sudden rapprochements between pure science and technology-oriented branches of science. Mathematical logic as pure science and computer science as technology-oriented science have experienced such a rapprochement, which is studied in this article in a bibliometric manner. (Author)

Addresses the growth of signatures in document management. Describes the three basic types of electronic signature technology: image signatures, digital signatures, and digitized biometric signatures. Discusses legal and regulatory acceptability and bringing signatures into document management. (AEF)

Geographic information systems (GIS) are commonly misconceived as expensive and complicated map makers. Although GISs do create maps, they manipulate, organize, and display information, and aid in data documentation and accessibility. Managing GIS services involves not just hardware and software issues but managing digital data. (Author/AEF)

A revalidation of a previously developed computer anxiety scale indicated changes in the factor structure for younger and older adults. Two factors emerged--"Direct Involvement" and "Indirect Involvement" with computers--as compared with the previous "General Computer Anxiety" and "Equipment Anxiety" factors, suggesting that the construct of…

Outlines some of the developments in the use of information technology in education from the BBC Model A computer to CD-ROM and the Internet. Some examples of use are touched upon as are possibilities for the future. Emphasizes the effects of these examples on teaching and learning. (Author/ASK)

Discusses different dimensions of technology knowledge. Illustrates the non-neutral transformational structure of technology knowledge. Looks at visualist technologies and discusses a move from isomorphism to construction. Presents aspects of a phenomenological and hermeneutic approach to technologically mediated knowledge. (AEF)

Examines the nature of technological knowledge and what is known about learning related to it. Argues that learning procedural and conceptual knowledge associated with technological activity poses challenges for both technology educators and those concerned with research on learning. (Author/AEF)

Outlines the interrelationship between telematic learning support and organizational culture of the workplace, defines occupational learning and types of organizationally generated knowledge, identifies concepts of organizational culture, and assesses the argument that telematics can effect changes in culture. Contextualizes these issues in new…

Discussion of the absence of women and minority groups in computer science and information technology focuses on a study conducted at Middlesex University (England) that investigated how gender and ethnicity connected to computing are perceived by computing science students and how this may influence their decision as future computer scientists…

This follow-up to a December 2000 article provides more details on Stanford University's venture into the "sell-side" of e-commerce, then describes another "sell-side" success story at the University of Wisconsin. Madison. Discusses experiences on the "buy-side" of e-commerce at the Massachusetts Institute of…

As question answering services in the commercial sector proliferate, libraries are innovating with new forms of electronic reference (e-reference). The Library of Congress' Collaborative Digital Reference Service (CDRS) extends worldwide. Discussion includes reference service developments; "reclaiming" users; growth of library interest…

Examines three sought-after Instructional Technology Outcomes (increased productivity, managed change, and enhanced human abilities) concluding that much of IT falls short through impoverished implementation planning and blind faith in technology to solve problems. Discusses four areas of opportunity. Argues that these factors may culminate in…