Discusses how the organization of leadership in the technology area will greatly affect universities' ability to strategically leverage digital tools to have a positive impact on the institution. Offers lessons learned about technology implementation and leadership from years of consulting work, then presents a model of technology leadership…

Notes that one role of the humanist in this technological age, whose mother tongue is the conceptual language of the technologist, is to speak in an alternative language out of which an electronic rhetoric could emerge. Remarks that the hallmark of the humanist's alternative language or vocabulary is that it does not find technological innovation…

Notes that to take advantage of the Web's pedagogical potential, teachers of composition need to develop a rhetoric of the image that avoids both the Platonic suspicion of the visual and the urge to subordinate images to the Word. Suggests that composition teachers need to be less puritanical about the sensuous dimension of the Web's visual…

Explains why the influx of computers into classrooms means that schools need to pay more attention to ergonomic furnishings. The health risks of poorly designed furniture are discussed as are the kings of furniture that work best ergonomically for computer use. (GR)

Provides an overview of barriers to distance education, based on a recent literature review and survey of several thousand people involved in distance education, instructional technology, and training. The ten strongest barriers to distance education, 11 least important barriers to implementation, and five of the top barriers related directly to…

With specially formatted templates or simple Web page editors, teachers can lay out text and graphics in a work space resembling the interface of a word processor. Several options are presented to help teachers build Web sites. ree templates include Class Homepage Builder, AppliTools: HomePage, MySchoolOnline.com, and BigChalk.com. Web design…

Discusses how to define and teach algebra given the available technology, highlighting computer algebra systems (CAS), which feature multiply-linked graphical, numerical, and symbolic manipulation utilities. The article describes: today's versus yesterday's algebra; mathematics curriculum and the CAS; and use of CAS in the classroom, which can…

Discusses Boxer, a continuation and advance on the LOGO programming language. (MKR)

Using a computer and thermistor probes, students analyze graphs of temperature versus time. The experiment demonstrates phase changes in water, which can lead to a broader interpretation of matter, its properties, and the laws of thermodynamics. (Author/AIM)

Outlines the object-process approach to designing and analyzing studyware in organic chemistry. Object-process diagrams are used to visualize the relationships between objects and processes within a system. (Author/MKR)

Reports on what science teachers are doing with instructional technology (IT) in science and what software they are using to do it with. Includes examples of teachers using data logging, palmtop computers, word processing, spreadsheets, and CD-ROMs. (MKR)

Integrates different geometries and blends several topics that have important applications in both higher mathematics and other disciplines. Aims to make these topics more attractive and understandable to high school students in a way that reinforces logical thinking with visual understanding obtained through computer usage. Contains 28…

Presents an example of an introductory lesson on spreadsheets which provides a quick overview/revision of the essential elements of spreadsheeting before progressing to programmed exercises. (ASK)

A for-profit Web venture, Fathom, backed by several major universities, is changing its strategies for marketing and content, hoping to find a way to make a profit. The site will rely on member institutions to create and contribute shorter, noncredit online courses and seminars to accompany the free content, such as articles, already offered on…

Argues that middle school educators can enhance the quality of education in the classroom by obtaining grants for special projects. Discusses the grant proposal writing process, successful grant writing strategies, and ways to integrate computers into grant writing. Outlines web site resources for grant writing. (SR)