Integrated distributed learning environments (IDLEs) have emerged with the Internet and the World Wide Web. They are primarily based on a collaborative learning instructional paradigm rather than the self-instructional model of multimedia authoring systems. As such, they make extensive use of the asynchronous and synchronous collaborative tools…

Discussion with Vinton G. Cerf, widely known as father of the Internet and creator of the original email system, focuses on societal implications of the Internet; filtering; hypertext; email; the need for a global legal framework; e-commerce and potential for Web-based businesses; and implications of the Internet for education. (LRW)

Discusses the use of computers in education, including their limitations and their strengths. Highlights include the Internet; teacher-student relationships; human interaction; the use of computers in research; their effect on labor productivity; and computers as accessories to the instructional process. (LRW)

Describes the Document Management Alliance, a standards effort for document management systems that manages and tracks changes to electronic documents created and used by collaborative teams, provides secure access, and facilitates online information retrieval via the Internet and World Wide Web. Future directions are also discussed. (LRW)

Discusses possibilities for cataloging Internet resources and the role that the library profession can play. Topics include the Dublin Core metadata; public library projects (Michigan Electronic Library "MEL" and Librarians' Index to the Internet "LII"); academic library projects (INFOMINE, Scout Report); commercial sites…

The Supreme Court's decision in "Reno," striking down major portions of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, pits the need to protect children from inappropriate material against the need to maintain free Internet access by adults. Highlights major points in the holding and discusses the meaning of "Reno" for educators. (MLF)

This article describes what is involved in electronic communication, how British Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCos) feel about using it, and the conditions under which it can be used effectively. SENCos felt that electronic communication supplemented other sources of support and provided access to information sources beyond local…

Describes and evaluates a seminar course taught jointly between Stanford University and Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology using video-conferencing over the Internet. The need to address social issues in addition to technological issues is discussed, and participant evaluations are reported. (Author/LRW)

Describes work at the National University of Singapore on the Internet in expanding a simulation game used in supporting a course in decision technology. Topics include decision support systems, multilingual support for cross-cultural decision studies, process support in a World Wide Web-enhanced multiuser domain (MUD) learning environment, and…

Describes wNetSchool, a professional Web service developed by television station WNET (New York City) that is available without charge to elementary and secondary school teachers. It includes standards-based lesson plans and classroom activities, a multimedia primer, online mentors, and links to model schools where the Internet is used effectively…

Describes a training system designed and developed by the Portuguese Welding and Quality Institute of Macau for all aspects of open learning. Highlights include the technical training of teachers, using the Internet; the Asian version; and new challenges resulting from new training technologies such as shared multimedia networks. (Author/LRW)

Details the development of the Tardigrade Survey, focusing on the questions related to how to present projects. Recommends challenging high school students in ways that stimulate their interest in the investigatory approach. (DDR)

Describes 21 World Wide Web sites devoted to various aspects of judicial history. Includes for each entry the site name, address (Uniform Resource Locator), and brief description of site contents. Focuses primarily on United States judicial history but also includes some resources for Anglo-Irish legal history and world legal history. (DSK)

Summarizes activities of the 105th Congress related to telecommunications. Includes discussions of a Senate measure to stop telephone "slamming," a new statute to prevent the alteration of electronic serial numbers of cellular telephones, bills related to Internet content restrictions, and a bill to open telecommunications satellite…

Examines mobile agent coordination and presents TuCSoN, a coordination model for Internet applications based on mobile information agents that uses a tuple centre, a tuple space enhanced with the capability of programming its behavior in response to communication events. Discusses the effectiveness of the TuCSoN model in the contexts of Internet…