A needs assessment determined Oregon community college staff knowledge of (a) accessible information technology (IT) guidelines, (b) IT-related disability laws, (c) legal obligations regarding Web accessibility, and (d) perceived level of current Web accessibility. Training needs were assessed and training suggestions were solicited. IT staff…

This paper is a practitioner response by an IT manager to a paper by Duncan Greaves entitled "A pedagogical and economic critique of student charges for Internet access", which appears in the same issue of "IJEDICT." Greaves' article proposes four mechanisms to solve this "public goods problem". The author explores…

Surveys of middle school students and teachers revealed: (1) more technology in student homes than in school; (2) away-from-school technology use by both groups; similarity in skills both groups wanted to learn; teachers' different priorities for student uses of technologies than for their own; and three set of implications relating to technology…

Examines the pros and cons of providing access to the World Wide Web for library patrons as well as suggesting solutions to problems. Discusses the establishment of a library policy governing the use of the Web, as well as the importance of workshops and instructional materials on Web use in libraries. (Author/AEF)

Discusses the St. Philip's College (SPC) Learning Resource Center laptop loaning program. States that SPC is a Historically Black College and Hispanic Serving Institution that is now rewarding honors students by lending them laptops for a semester at a time. Discusses the development of the loaning program. Provides a list of Web sites for anyone…

Describes technology integration in Trinity High School (Louisville, Kentucky) that combines access, availability, and training for both students and teachers. Discusses strategic planning for the integration of technology into the curriculum and includes specific examples of classroom activities. (Author/LRW)

Provides student services administrators and staff with information concerning the basic computer access needs of students with disabilities. Explores issues like training and support for students, faculty, and staff; funding; purchase and maintenance of equipment; technology integration; professional competence; legal considerations; and the…

Considers the extent to which schools need to address computer technology, and discusses which strategies can be employed to maximize the benefits and minimize the difficulties in integrating computer technology into the current educational framework. Advocates incorporation of computer technology into educational practices. (Contains 17…

Describes the process of space programming at Yavapai College's (Arizona) new library, focusing on the number of public access computers that would be needed. Discusses results from an assessment survey of 23 community colleges, which provided Yavapai with a benchmark ratio of full-time equivalent (FTE) students to library computers (94:1). (NB)

Describes a money-saving program at Western Iowa Tech Community College that combined the library, computer lab, and Student Success Center into a single unit, called the Learning Achievement Center. Discusses the resources and strengths of the new center, as well as future plans and student satisfaction. (NB)

Describes computing access in public spaces (CAPS) and presents a case study of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) Learning Center, including the design, implementation, and testing prior to its installation. Characteristics of CAPS are discussed, and guidelines for the USHMM Learning Center are explained. (Contains 11 references.) (LRW)

Discusses the impact of information technology and networking on higher education with particular reference to academic libraries, based on experiences in Australia and New Zealand. Highlights include technology and learning; open learning and the virtual campus; network infrastructure; database access; electronic publishing; information…

Evaluation of the impact of a policy of Great Britain's Open University requiring students in specified courses to have access to a microcomputer found that preexisting differences in the student body affecting access (particularly gender, income, and geographical location) were magnified by the need to use computers. (Author/DB)

Describes HTML (Hypertext Markup Language); considers what instructional designers need to know about HTML; and discusses considerations in implementing World Wide Web-based instructional design, including new learning processes, the role of teachers and students, computer access problems, computer anxiety, and access to inappropriate material on…

Examines the varied factors involved in providing Internet access in K-12 education, including expense, computer installation and maintenance, and security, and explores how the network computer could be useful in this context. Operating systems and servers are discussed. (MSE)