A needs assessment developed by the Faculty Development Group of the Central Florida Consortium of Higher Education determined faculty perceptions about promoting and inhibiting learning of new educational technologies; experience with distance education and delivery systems; and skills in instructional design for initiating distance education…

This overview of distance education in the present and future begins by defining the concept of home study and briefly tracing its history from the 19th century to the present. Several distance education institutions around the world are mentioned, including Great Britain's Open University. In the United States, the work of the…

The organizational arrangements of the Associated Colleges of Central Kansas, a consortium chartered as a corporation to provide cooperative computing facilities, are described. Hardware systems, administrative system development, and financing are examined. (SF)

Discusses the following indicators for measuring success in mainstreaming distance education in higher education: integration, resulting in funding and credit for off-campus students; course ownership, providing legal protection for faculty; product differentiation among institutions in course offerings, quality, and flexibility; flexible time…

The extent to which computers are presently used for instructional purposes is surveyed. The evaluation of computers and the more recent development of computers for education are traced. The growth of computer-assisted instruction centers and instructional computer languages is described. Computers, terminals, telecommunications, computer…

W. James Popham suggests that instructional development will die on college and university campuses due to the lack of sufficient commitment. In light of this, this article traces the development and implementation of an instructional development program in Nebraska that uses a consortium approach. Discussion revolves around the consortium, design…

Consortium-built bridges can provide college and university planners with a crucial flexibility, a wider range of resources, and some efficiencies. They can also help preserve quality instruction at a time when the pressure to abandon it will be intense. (MLW)

Cable television has great potential for the future of mass communication. While some recreators lament television as an unsocial form of recreation, others see it as beneficial for its ability to reach shut-ins and handicapped groups. (JN)

The phenomenal growth of distance-learning programs and the possibility of a virtual university have increased concerns about how to ensure that higher education programs delivered via telecommunications are of good quality. The Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications has formulated guidelines, presented here, for…

The Global University System (GUS) is a world wide initiative to create an advanced telecommunications infrastructure for access to educational resources across national and cultural boundaries in the search for global peace. GUS aims to create a world wide consortium of universities to provide the underdeveloped world with access to 21st century…

The DIN Didactical Object Model extends the approaches of existing Educational Modeling Languages introducing specifications for contexts and experiences. In this paper, we show how the Didactical Object Model can be used for sharing didactical expertise. Educational Modeling Languages change the design paradigm from content orientation towards…

To respond to the needs of place-bound adult students, an increasing emphasis has been placed on off-campus credit activities in the state of Illinois. During academic year 1995, 52,609 off-campus courses were offered in the state, with the Illinois Community College System accounting for 78.6% of these offerings and independent colleges…

As part of an effort to reform calculus instruction practices, Chattanooga State Technical Community College (CSTCC), in Tennessee, participates in two consortia. One consortium, the Chattanooga Calculus Consortium (CCC), is headed by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and involves one other four-year institution and three Chattanooga-area…

The purposes and functions of two-year college consortia, particularly in promoting use of instructional telecommunications, are reviewed and the activities of the largest are outlined. Consortia in four-year colleges, advantages of consortium membership, and the favorable future of consortia are also discussed. (MSE)

Describes the Professional and Academic Channel for Europe (EuroPACE) 2000, a network of 44 traditional universities, 1 open university, and 15 partners in industry and society that supports telematics-based education and training. Looks at the network's organization, model of learning, and how it approaches virtual classrooms/campuses and…