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Peer reviewedClyde, Laurel A. – Electronic Library, 1988
Discussion of the value of online information services in schools reviews recent reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, and describes some of the available cataloging, bibliographic, full text/statistical, videotex, local, and electronic bulletin board services. Four examples of current applications in Australian…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textButterworth, 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
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
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
Peer reviewedClyde, 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
Australian Library and Information Association, Perth. School Libraries Section. – 1990
This publication is designed to assist teacher librarians or those who are in charge of school libraries in the following areas: (1) online information services; (2) electronic bulletin boards and electronic mail; (3) CD-ROM and videodisc; (4) hypertext and hypermedia; (5) automated library systems; and (6) developing an IT plan for a school…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Evaluation
E-Business and Online Learning: Connections and Opportunities for Vocational Education and Training.
Mitchell, John – 2003
Australian vocational education and training (VET) providers show increasing interest in using electronic technology to provide online learning, student services, and business functions, according to a study that included a literature review, Internet search, interviews with organizations that use e-business models for online learning, analysis of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computers
Learner Expectations and Experiences: An Examination of Student Views of Support in Online Learning.
Choy, Sarojni; McNickle, Cathy; Clayton, Berwyn – 2002
A study explored expectations and experiences of online students in Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector. Survey responses from 201 students in 23 private and public institutions indicated the need for information on course and module requirements and regular communication with teachers and tutors as priorities for successful…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Educational Administration
Shore, Sue, Ed. – 1998
This conference proceedings of the Australian Council for Adult Literacy contains the following papers: "'But I'm Not a Therapist'--The Challenge of Creating Effective Literacy Learning for Survivors of Trauma" (Horsman); "Future Studies, Postmodernism, and Adult Literacy" (Cross); "Collaboration and Compliance in the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
Guthrie, Hugh, Ed. – 2003
This book comprises an overview and 11 chapters that address issues related to flexible approaches to delivery and online learning in particular. "Overview" (Guthrie) highlights key points drawn from the chapters. "Does Digital Literacy Mean More Than Clicking Your Fingers?" (Candy) discusses the importance of information and…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Delivery Systems
Donnan, Peter, Ed. – 1997
This document contains two papers that deal with the shifts in learning and teaching at Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia. The first paper, "Inaugural CELT Learning and Teaching Forum: Re-Examining Learning and Teaching at CSU, Outcomes and Further Actions," contains the outcomes and further actions arising from the inaugural…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Assessment
Thompson, Robert – 2000
Central Queensland University in Australia has developed an orientation program to introduce first-year university students to interactive teaching technologies. The program, called Passport to Flexible Learning, was organized in the form of workshops that run concurrently over a 5-day period during the university's orientation week. During the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Learning, College Freshmen, Computer Uses in Education
Brennan, Ros; McFadden, Mark; Law, Elizabeth – 2001
This consolidation study concentrates on major questions about effectiveness of online delivery of education and training in Australia through the literature that describes effects of these new forms of delivery on the learner/user and provider/practitioner. Chapter 1 focuses on sources of data used in the literature review, defines online…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Cognitive Style
