The advent of technology-assisted teaching calls for new thought about evaluating teaching: (1) How do new technology environments affect teaching and learning in ways that have implications for evaluation? (2) How might technology tools help facilitate the representation and evaluation of teaching? (3) What issues should institutions consider in…

Discusses connections between technology and thinking skills. Argues that technology is unsurpassed in identifying, collecting, and organizing information, but that technology and information are of scant value without a thinking framework to reveal their interconnectedness. Describes the benefits and limitations of technology within a context…

Describes the application of Internet technologies for collaboration of globally distributed college student teams working on real-world case problems. Discusses project goals, including giving students a real-world collaborative experience; being active participants; providing a global learning experience; and using several different types of…

Critiques the model of information literacy as a central purpose of librarianship. Reviews the appropriateness of the "learning methodology" of the information literacy model. Outlines the challenge of relating information literacy to workplace competencies. Proposes that information literacy be refocused away from information toward learning, and…

Describes Singapore's Thinking Schools, Learning Nation initiative, designed to foster thinking skills and equip students with the abilities and knowledge necessary to meet the challenges of the new millennium. The initiative includes such features as learner-centered schools, enhanced curriculum, information technology networks, additional…

Presents an overview of the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in Hong Kong's education, focusing on the school sector. Discusses the recent history of using computers in Hong Kong, explaining the government's current ICT policy and reviewing the status of ICT implementation in terms of access and connectivity, teacher…

Adapted from a simulation for adults, a British project engaged 12-14 year-olds in producing school newspapers using Internet sources. Outcomes included exposure to information/communications technology, improved computer and communication skills, experience with teamwork, slight improvements in writing and spelling, and increased cooperation…

Discusses how exploiting information technology applications can increase the competitiveness of liberal arts colleges. (EV)

Uses data over a seven-month period from three teams' use of a collaborative electronic technology ("Team Room") to illustrate that genre systems--sequences of interrelated communicative actions--are a means of structuring (deliberately or habitually) six dimensions of communicative interaction: purpose (why), content (what),…

Takes the rapid development of information technologies as a catalyst for re-examining the roles generally assigned to professors, students, librarians, and technology support staff; explores how they can collaborate to redefine their roles. Offers a theoretical exploration of the concept of role and then describes a workshop which explored how…

Discusses the evolving relationship between identity, knowledge, change, and uncertainty in the new times (i.e., the information age), exploring consequences of the new times for physical education in higher education. The broad thesis is that there are particular circumstances in these new times that impact the field of physical education in…

Examines problems relating to standards of quality in computer-based guidance, including the Internet. Stresses the need for integration of these resources into a supportive context. Highlights the value of preliminary diagnosis of needs, together with some principles of design in the content and use of computer-based guidance and relevant…

Discusses cyberliteracy and cyberfeminism, offering alternative viewpoints to other articles on the issue in order to prompt further dialogue between educational philosophy, sociology, and cultural studies. The paper focuses on cyberfeminism and citizenship, cyberfeminist conventionalists, avant-garde cyberfeminists, and multiliteracies, examining…

Defines digital library collections and outlines two classes of collection metadata. Describes the Alexandria Digital Library (ADL) Project approach to collection metadata, including the ADL system architecture and collection guidelines and the format and use of the ADL collection metadata. Appendices include ADL collection metadata and example.…

Describes the Performance-Centered Design (PCD) approach that tackles the usability dilemma of computer systems. Discusses PCD success factors; characteristics of adult learning incorporated into PCD methodology; PCD design techniques; interface requirements; and benefits of the PCD methodology. (AEF)