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Chapman, David – On-Call, 1997
Examines the use of e-mail to facilitate second language acquisition in an immersion education setting, with particular focus on an e-mail exchange between college students of Japanese as a second language in Australia and native speakers in Japan. Suggests that e-mail is a potentially valuable medium in language learning and could be useful in…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries
Latham, S.; And Others – Research in Distance Education, 1990
At Mitchell College of Advanced Education (Australia), 15 students took methods and statistics in social sciences and 15 took computing using Pascal on an interactive, microcomputer-based distance education system. The computing students found interactive assignments superior to mail. Low use of a remedial math program and teleconferencing were…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Distance Education
Davis, Julie – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2005
The early childhood education field has been slow to take up the challenge of sustainability. However, Brisbane's Campus Kindergarten is one early education centre that is making serious efforts in this regard. In 1997, Campus Kindergarten initiated its "Sustainable Planet Project" involving a variety of curriculum and pedagogical…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Sustainable Development, Child Care Centers

Vivian, Vicki – Distance Education, 1986
Describes and evaluates a project which used electronic mail in correspondence teaching for geographically isolated elementary level home students. Problems with equipment used for communication--videotex, facsimile, computers, and telephones--are discussed together with reasons for the generally successful outcome of the project. Sample materials…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Mail, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Butterworth, Margaret – 1992
A library has the capacity to deliver much more than just its locally stored and owned resources. By using telecommunications, information can be sought from online databases and from other pupils in schools across the world. This paper includes: (1) an explanation of the link between "virtual reality" and the "virtual…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases, Definitions
Grace, Margaret – 1998
Research aimed to enhance rural women's access to communication and information technologies and to assess the impact of their technology use on their participation in small business development and community development. Over 200 women throughout Queensland (Australia) were involved. A trial electronic mailing list linking rural women to urban…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Development, Distance Education, Electronic Mail
Doring, Allan – 1996
A key element in the completion of study by off-campus students is support during their learning. The nature of off-campus study renders nearly impossible the face-to-face contact which provides expansion of lecture material, direct answers to problems, guidance on procedures, and immediate responses to learning difficulties. Electronic mail…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Education, Computer Literacy, Costs
Sheppard, Marlene – Media in Education and Development, 1986
Discusses the role of communications technologies in distance education; the communication needs of distance education; problems confronting New South Wales (Australia) in providing distance education on the primary and secondary levels; and solutions to those problems by way of technology. The specific case of an electronic mail system is…
Descriptors: Communications, Communications Satellites, Distance Education, Educational Innovation
Javed, Syed – 1997
This guide addresses the needs of those teachers from the literacy field who are just beginning to explore the Internet as an exciting medium to enhance learning. Chapters 1-3, "Internet Basics," offer a brief introduction to what the Internet is (e-mail, mailing lists, newsgroups, File Transfer Protocol, World Wide Web), how to get…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Computer Mediated Communication
Owen, Christine; Pollard, Jennifer; Kilpatrick, Sue; Rumley, Diane – 1998
Research into indicators of learning occurring in e-mail discussion groups investigated how to maximize factors that enhance learning and networking using e-mail and how to minimize factors that inhibit learning using this medium. Data from a range of e-mail discussion groups formed the basis of the research, with focus on e-mail discussion that…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adult Education, Conflict, Conflict Resolution

Gregor, Shirley D.; Cuskelly, E. F. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1994
Describes experiences with computer-mediated communication (CMC) in a postgraduate information systems course at Central Queensland University (Australia). Highlights include a description of a case study discussion via electronic mail; use by off-campus students; examples of CMC interactions; responses to a student survey, including student…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Science Education
Allen, Sheilah M. – 1995
An action research project in Canada set up a penpal program between preservice teachers and middle school children. Its purpose was to promote the literacy development of the younger students and to provide the preservice students with an understanding of adolescents. Although the first year was especially successful and rewarding--the highlights…
Descriptors: Action Research, College School Cooperation, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries

Beazley, Malcolm R. – Journal of Reading, 1989
Describes the Computer Pals across the World Project, which provides an opportunity for students to write letters, poetry, reports, and newspaper articles for fellow students around the globe. Argues that it provides a real context for developing reading and writing abilities, cultural awareness, motivation, and keyboarding skills. (RS)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Exchange, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education

Clyde, Anne – Emergency Librarian, 1992
Discussion of the use of technology in Australian schools to improve information access and educational outcomes focuses on the impact on school library resource centers. Topics discussed include online information services; electronic bulletin boards; electronic mail via microcomputers; and optical storage media, including CD-ROM, hypermedia, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Storage Devices, Educational Technology
Ferry, Brian; Corrent-Agostinho, Shirley – 2000
This paper describes how multiple sources of information were used by two educators to develop new understandings about their roles as teachers of information technology research to a multinational class. The information was gathered from students who provided feedback via an asynchronous Web-based chat space, e-mail, written assignments, and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Uses in Education, Doctoral Programs, Educational Technology