Proposes to use social network analysis and diffusion research to study the diffusion of two computer-based administrative services within a university faculty network. Examines the relationship of time of adoption and the number of network nominations received, centrality closeness, spatial proximity, and organizational unit proximity. Results…

Reviews the educational and technological approaches used in telematics-based open and distance learning (ODL). Particular reference is made to projects supported by the Telematics Applications Program (TAP) of the Fourth Framework of the EC Research and Technological Development Program. Concentrates on practice, reflecting the interest in how…

Describes the experiences of student teachers placed in peer groups at one school as part of a technology training partnership. Data from journals, interviews, and field notes indicated that the opportunity for peer collaboration during student teaching was very beneficial for preservice teachers. The supportive environment helped them share the…

Describes research within physical science courses for preservice elementary teachers, where groups of students had access to computers, examining how computers were used as representational tools to support meaning-making conversations within groups. Notes how special computer simulators facilitated student groups' construction of robust…

Discusses the impact of computer technology on education, highlighting concept maps, electronic learning logs, and computer simulations, which provide students deeper understanding of chemistry and research methods while doing real science and help teachers conduct ongoing formative assessment of class progress. Computer simulations help teachers…

The Hunterdon Central Academy for Continual Development is a learning academy designed primarily to help teachers master technological skills and develop new ways of using those skills to teach their students. Teachers enroll voluntarily in courses that link technology with the classroom. (MLF)

Discusses approaches to teaching mathematical problem solving in the context of number, including encouraging children to write number stories to consolidate their conceptual understanding and technical competence. The use of computers to explore mathematical concepts is discussed, and examples of how number squares can be used are provided. (CR)

Attempts to clarify misconceptions regarding the character and goals of learning technology and puts it in perspective, relative to its role in the Learning Communication Model and its importance in the contemporary and future learning environment. Defines educational, instructional, and learning technology. (Author/AEF)

A study of 200 urban elementary and middle school classrooms to determine the extent to which computer technology was integrated into content area classes found no technology integration in the elementary classrooms. Students were observed working with computers in content areas in middle schools only 2% of the time. Contains 49 references.…

Examines technology use in education; provides an overview of educational technology and describes the state of technology in 1995; and discusses the reliability of statistics, classroom technology needs, financing technology, teacher training, computer technology, the future of educational technology, technology as an aid, and parental support.…

Reports current governmental initiatives and projects on the elementary/secondary school and university level to provide a brief overview on the state of educational technology in Germany. Discusses conferences and exhibitions concerning the use of media in education, and uses of the Internet and distance education. (AEF)

Examines the impact of contextual factors on teachers' roles and teachers' roles in contributing to the effective use of computer-aided instruction in Singapore's secondary schools. A path modeling approach was adopted whereby factors during different stages of the teaching and learning are examined before the final outcome, the student's learning…

Discusses geometry and Dynamical Geometry Software (DGS). Analyses the way DGS-use influences traditional geometry. Highlights changes in the interactions between geometry, computers, and DGS and human users, focusing on changes in the teaching and learning of geometry. Concludes that DGS deeply changes geometry if it is taken as a human activity…

Describes a Web site that is for an undergraduate principles of microeconomics course and a main component of "The Inverted Classroom" in which lectures take place outside of class. Explains that the Web site is divided into four sections: (1) the classroom; (2) the desk; (3) the coffee shop; and (4) the library. (CMK)

Describes a computerized English-auction experiment that helps students to understand marginal cost and its interrelationships with supply and the efficiency of competitive markets. Explains that the English auction is in a market where there are many sellers (students) and one buyer (computer). States that this exercise offers a good introduction…