This paper reflects a multi-year collaborative effort between the New Media Consortium (NMC) and Griffith University to help inform Australian educational leaders about significant developments in technologies supporting teaching, learning, and research in tertiary education. The research underpinning the report makes use of the NMC's Delphi-based…

This supplement to the final report (ED 040 693) presents research summaries of member institutions of the Oklahoma Consortium on Research Development--an organization which seeks, as one of its objectives, the development of viable, ongoing research programs. The summaries contain information on: (1) institutional involvement in the Consortium;…

This study was undertaken to answer questions about the growing movement toward interinstitutional cooperation in higher education. After a brief discussion of the recent history of and rationale behind the growth of consortia, data on the 1,017 consortia under consideration are presented. Information is included on institutional size and control,…

Describes how many college libraries are joining consortia as an economical way to expand their offerings, but that the groups face new competitive pressures. (EV)

Describes one of nine modules in the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium Curriculum, a train-the-trainer course to prepare nurses for palliative care. Discuses teaching strategies to achieve high-quality care and includes a list of print and web resources. (SK)

This article examines the current and potential contributions of the University Consortium for Catholic Education (UCCE) to both K-12 and higher Catholic education. In order to situate the development of alternative teacher preparation programs, a history of Catholic teacher formation is addressed followed by a brief summary of the existing…

Formed in 1996, Internet2 is a not-for-profit advanced network consortium led by the U.S. research and higher education community. Its goals are to provide leading-edge network capabilities and to facilitate the development, deployment, and use of revolutionary Internet technologies. Starting with 34 universities, Internet2 has grown to more than…

Private colleges and universities are now under pressure from many directions. This compendium of suggestions for finding alternatives to often wasteful competitive relationships explores the potential benefits of statewide planning agencies in building cooperation between the public and private sectors of higher education. (Author)

This report includes an essay discussing the rationale behind the promotion and growth of consortia and some of the practical problems of interinstitutional cooperation, and an annotated bibliography of 52 selected references on the topic. Administration, funding, founding purposes, common arrangements, and development processes are discussed with…

In a recent report, the Carnegie Commission found that in the process of expanding educational opportunity, there was great merit in forming consortia or cooperative arrangements among and between colleges and universities in the same geographical location. It is the purpose of this report to examine the potential benefits of interinstitutional…

As education becomes more and more specialized, the need for diversity within academic programs becomes greater. The solution to this uniformity, especially in the United States, has been that of the formation of consortia or other cooperative agreements between and among different colleges and universities. The province of Ontario, Canada, has…

In 1967 representatives from 3 colleges in South Alabama (Alabama State College, Montgomery; Livingston State College, Livingston; and Troy State College, Troy) met and organized a consortium to stimulate research on the campuses of the institutions. A grant was issued to the consortium to facilitate the goal of stimulating research. The…

The Apple University Consortium (AUC), which consists of 24 major American universities, expects to make homes for 50,000 Macintosh computers on its campuses by the end of 1984. Highlights of the arrangement and list of participating universities are provided. (JN)

Describes the SUNY Colleges in the North Country Consortium, which comprises nine higher education institutions committed to working collaboratively and in concert with an Army Education Center at Fort Drum. The consortium provides educational services to active-duty military and their spouses. (EV)

Discusses how joint buying through consortial arrangements has had a dramatic impact on the purchasing power of higher education institutions, with cooperative agreements leading to significant savings for the member institutions. (EV)