Discusses the technology plan of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS). Highlights include articulating the role of the information specialist; defining the competencies of the information specialist as teacher, instructional partner, and program administrator; establishing an instructional-technology support team; and making the…

Describes the development of the Teaching With Innovative Style and Technology (TWIST) library technology center at the University of Iowa and discusses the need for individualized interaction to build trust and social cohesion between faculty and library staff as a necessary part of promoting the dissemination of technology in a university…

Compares constant dollar spending on research with constant dollar spending on libraries 1960-1995. Evaluation of the indirect cost policy by which library costs are reimbursed as a function of science grant management suggests it has failed to promote cost-effective research. Evaluation of the impact of various information technologies finds…

Salary and turnover data from the College and University Personnel Association's administrator-compensation survey are presented for ten information-technology positions at doctoral, comprehensive, four-year, and two-year institutions. Four-year trends in turnover reflect changes in technology and its growing cost and importance to schools;…

Provides an overview of the technology-integration process for K-12 schools. Discusses the practical implications for implementing technology, and the importance of focusing the planning process and providing staff development. Presents software and hardware issues, and reviews studies related to the implementation and use of technology. (AEF)

Discusses common themes in the limited research on Appalachian institutions of higher education: interinstitutional links and links between institutions and the broader community. Reviews trends that offer research opportunities (the impact of K-12 reforms on higher education, effects of information technology on higher education, student…

Describes one college teacher's efforts to make the information technology segment of a graduate course more accessible and appealing to students. The approach centered on development of a tutorial program. The process of developing and refining the tutorial is discussed. (MSE)

Over the past 20 years, academic collection development specialists have dealt with changes, brought about by decreasing purchasing power and the growing importance of electronic resources. Throughout, collection managers have rethought their efforts and revised criteria for selection of materials in new formats while maintaining traditional…

Discusses the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and the changing Asia Pacific library scene under the broad headings of the three phases of technology innovation. Highlights include WorldCat and the OCLC shared cataloging system; resource sharing and interlibrary loan; enriching OCLC online catalog with Asian collections; and future outlooks.…

Predictions about the future of education are made against a backdrop of the history of the university and the historical effects of technology on higher education and education in general. The role of the university professor will shift from content area expert to that of instructional developer, instructional troubleshooter, and instructional…

Considers college student apprehension when encountering new information technologies, CD-ROMs in particular, and proposes a variety of active learning exercises. Topics include information proliferation, library anxiety, computer anxiety, active learning, learning styles, problem solving, indexing exercises, search strategy worksheets,…

Advances in World Wide Web design software, photo compact disk images, print-screening processes, and four- and six-color printing can make the work of campus publications easier, cheaper, and more attractive, but also have potential pitfalls. A preview of the latest innovations, with advantages and disadvantages noted, is offered here. (MSE)

Overview of the interactive technologies used by the Northern Territory Secondary Correspondence School in Australia: print media utilizing desktop publishing and electronic transfer; telephone or H-F radio; interactive television; and interactive computing. More fully describes its interactive CD-ROM courses. Emphasizes that the programs are…

Explores the educational innovations that are dependent on new technologies and the current thinking on potential changes in delivery of educational services in higher education; assesses their impact on planning an existing or new/satellite campus; and proposes a model to allow for self-paced computer learning, distance learning, computer-driven…

Offers faculty a systematic way to implement technology/print combinations relative to distance learners' needs and backgrounds. Categorizes types of learner interactions, and discusses the relevance of the entry-level knowledge of the learner to appropriate technology selection. (AEF)