This report evaluates college programmes which deliver education and training in computer and digital media technology, rather than in computer usage. The report evaluates current practice and identifies important areas for further development amongst practitioners. It provides case studies of effective practice and sets out recommendations for…

Discusses the Consortium for Lifelong Learning in Arizona through Instructional Media, Inc. (CLAIM), a voluntary consortium of a wide range of agencies involved in adult education of all kinds brought together in a state network to share costs. (Author/IRT)

Discusses the development of the National Center for Developmental Education (NCDE), from its conception as a regional consortium to its expansion as a national resource center. Describes the NCDE's mission of teaching, service, and research. Reviews the Kellogg Institute, providing advanced training for experienced developmental educators, and…

The IDECC system of competency-based instruction in distributive education, a curriculum ready for use by teachers, is described with regard to its advantages, its basic component--the Learning Activity Package (LAP), and its development by an eleven-state consortium--Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium (IDECC). (JT)

The final report is presented for an exemplary program in vocational cooperative education for community colleges developed through a three-year consortium effort of five California community colleges. This national demonstration model shows that community college cooperative education (Classroom study and off-campus, paid work experience) is an…

This study inventories the urban activities of institutions of higher education in the Winston-Salem area and reports a significant series of social and economic indicators for nine urbanized areas in North Carolina. Part I consists of a series of excerpts from a collection of nine documents and reports concerned with development policy, planning…

Four papers concerning the Lawrence (Massachusetts) Literacy Coalition, a consortium of 12 two- and four-year colleges supporting adult literacy activities in the region, are presented. The first paper offers an overview of the coalition, including the reasons for its formation, a definition of literacy, the scope of the coalition's work, and…

The Rural Junior College Development Consortium was formed, with the assistance of Title III, to help the six participating rural junior colleges improve the delivery of educational services to low-income students and the rural community. The six institutions are Cullman College, Northeast Alabama State Junior College, Snead State Junior College,…

The U.S. Department of Energy sponsored an energy education communications network from August, 1980 through November 1981 for educators and information specialists who deal with K-12 students, vocational training, adult and postsecondary education, and the general public in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. As a final report, this…

In summer 1986, the Instructional Telecommunications Consortium received funding for a 3-year project to collect data on the utilization of telecourses for college credit instruction. In particular, the study examined the different types of telecourses used, the number of courses offered each semester, telecourse producers, number of programs and…

The Community College of Vermont (CCV) initiated a three-year Integrated Service Team (IST) Project to develop, test, and evaluate a model for learner needs assessment that incorporated institutional collaboration among postsecondary institutions in Vermont. Graduate student interns and faculty representatives from state and community colleges…

This report describes a project designed to (1) develop models for use of vocational education data available from the Oregon Management Information System (MIS) to implement decision making at key points in program planning and curriculum development, and (2) design, develop, and test a system to improve the competencies of state and local…

The Arlington (Virginia) Adult Learning System (AALS), a program designed to link resources and enhance services of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) providers, is described. The AALS is a consortium in which an adult education provider (the public school system) coordinates efforts of its own organization with a community-based organization, a…

Objectives of a training project for a consortium of colleges were to provide on-site assistance to new vocational technical teachers, conduct approved teacher education courses for eligible personnel, assist the state in conducting workshops for vocational technical personnel, develop needs assessment and delivery system with community colleges,…

A guide to vacation study-abroad opportunities is presented. About half the programs are sponsored by U.S. colleges and universities, the rest by foreign institutions and private and governmental groups. The courses, which range from a few days to 3 months in length, are appropriate for various postsecondary and professional levels, and a few…