The Open University's services for learners in open and distance education include advice, guidance, and study support. Some services are provided via information and communication technologies, but their successful use demands attention to learner needs and healthy skepticism. (SK)

Recruitment and retention of higher education information technology (IT) professionals is a campuswide problem. This paper presents information from meetings of a working group of IT professionals, human resources (HR) professionals, and business officers that examined recruitment, retention, retraining, and restructuring, highlighting:…

One barrier to Web-based education is lack of an effective system to identify and authorize involved participants, content, and institutions. PKI (public-key infrastructure) is an emerging technology that can certify the correct identity of each person and communication in Web-based learning. A June 2000 National Science Foundation workshop…

Presents an information technology model designed to enable the consideration of enrollment management decisions in a portfolio context. Annual enrollment management decisions represent an important investment in a college's reputation. While the short run imperative to fill each incoming class is important, the long run implications of each…

The solution to the spiraling cost of traditional higher education is the application of the new information and communication technologies to higher education through creative alliances and partnerships between higher education institutions and entrepreneurs working in the domain of information and communications. Humans accommodate themselves to…

The pace and the magnitude of the changes taking place in our society today are threatening to skew the balance between copyright holders and information users. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act has the potential to undermine the public right to access information and to share information with others. (JM)

In the fall of 2000, half the freshman class arrived at college with their own computers, proficient at using Windows, word-processing software, the Internet and electronic mail. The author offers a look at the computing lifestyles of freshmen on five college campuses. (JM)

Addresses the impact of technology-driven change, especially as it relates to South Dakota, its citizens, and their future. Discusses the impact and peripheral consequences of technology; accepting, managing, and leading change; and rural revitalization and the quality of life. Outlines critical new mindsets, involving technology-driven change,…

Defining terminologies accurately is a necessity in the learning environment. A glossary of related terms, developed by an instructor in a teacher training college is provided. "Applied" rather than "philosophic" definitions are determined. Terms are presented alphabetically, from "Advertising" to "Zoom Ratio." (AEF)

In an electronic era, the evaluation of reference and related information services should still be based on the same principles used to evaluate traditional face-to-face reference services and printed reference tools. Traditional research methods can be utilized very effectively in an electronic environment. However, electronic technologies offer…

Discusses how information and communications technology (ICT) can contribute to school improvement, calling for a convergence between the school improvement literature and research surrounding the impact of ICT on learning. The paper argues that school improvement planning and ICT focused projects have the same overall goal, which is to enhance…

Describes the components of a framework constructed during a study of information and communications technology (ICT) use to promote learning in Scottish schools. The framework represents different visions of how technology can impinge upon schools, teachers, learning, and the curriculum. Typical relationships between ICT use and key features of…

Discusses how officials at Salt Lake Community College decided the only way they could get the kind of technology service they needed was to hire a company to run the operation; the plan will not save money, but seeks better service and room for expansion. (EV)

Describes the problem based learning (PBL) approach in medical education and discusses learning and study skills in PBL. (YDS)

Research conducted to identify challenges associated with inclusion of information and communications technologies (ICT) in construction curriculum in a British college. ICT had the potential to provide cost effective and efficient training. However, human issues, including staff training, student access to equipment, and communication across the…