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Abouserie, Hossam Eldin Mohamed Refaat – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this study was to explore and investigate the ways faculty at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign use Networked Information Sources And Services to support their research task. Library and Information Sciences faculty at the University of Illinois were chosen as…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Research, Researchers, Academic Rank (Professional)
Lucek, Linda E. – 1995
Although the early settlements in cyberspace have tended to be male-dominated, diversity does exist on the Internet. In fact, a 1994-95 study revealed that women comprise 34% of Internet users. Feminism, as it came of age in the 1960s, often equated technoscience with the Vietnam War and with forces in opposition to nature and life. Postmodern…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Activism, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Journals
Chappell, Virginia A. – 1995
In training courses for writing tutors, an electronic mail forum is a particularly useful writing-to-learn activity because it gives tutors-in-training important experience with the collaborative intellectual processes at the heart of writing centers. In one particular class for tutors at Marquette University, Wisconsin, the assignment for the…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Cooperative Learning
Barker, Bruce O. – 1995
The Internet is a decentralized collection of computer networks managed by separate groups using a common set of technical standards. The Internet has tremendous potential as an educational resource by providing access to networking through worldwide electronic mail, various databases, and electronic bulletin boards; collaborative investigation…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Benefits
Russell, Anne L. – 1996
Learning to use technology can be traumatic for adults. This study is qualitative and based on personal e-mail diaries written by adult learners. It identifies six stages adults may go through as they learn to use technology to communicate electronically. Initially, 30 teachers studying in a post-graduate university course were involved in a…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Assignments, Childrens Literature, Computer Anxiety
Gizzi, Michael C. – 1995
This paper reflects on a two-semester experiment using computer technologies in the university political science classroom. The instructor incorporated electronic mail (e-mail), the Internet, and an on-line conferencing program into the course requirements for an upper-division course on the Supreme Court and an introductory honors tutorial on…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computers
Tulloch, Jacquelyn – 1996
As enrollments decline, many institutions rush to implement distance education programs, often with only crude or solely administrative guidelines for program development. The following seven principles of good practice can be useful to guide initial program development: (1) programs should have purpose, direction, leadership, and clearly…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Course Objectives
Serim, Ferdi; Koch, Melissa – 1996
This book addresses the educational benefits of connecting to the Internet and shows how various educators use Internet features to support their curriculum goals. It is divided into three parts. Part 1, "Inspiration and Innovation," provides an introduction and presents inspirational stories of educational networking projects. Part 2,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Planning
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Medina, Pedro J. – 1995
This document contains the final report and manual from Project Network, an experimental learning program that allowed adult literacy learners to interact via the Internet. The classes consisted of instruction in the following areas: basic keyboarding, simple networking techniques, accessing America Online, sending and receiving electronic mail…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Basic Skills
Burns, Rebecca C.; Meehan, Merrill L. – 1996
This report is a formative evaluation of the use of an online listserv discussion group as part of a continuing project with schools exploring or implementing interdisciplinary teamed instruction (ITI). A survey was developed to identify member characteristics, what services were liked and used most, and what services were desired. Analysis of 59…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Communications, Electronic Equipment, Electronic Mail
Gilbert, Steven W.; Green, Kenneth C. – 1995
This publication is intended to provide college faculty and staff with a guide to information technology issues in higher education. Mid-Way through the 1990s, higher education confronts the second phase of the information technology (IT) revolution, a shift in emphasis from the computer as a desktop tool to the computer as a communications…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
Schwartz, Edward – 1996
This book guides citizens in using the Internet for community, social, and political action. Following an in-depth introduction, chapters include: Chapter 1, "Getting Connected" and Chapter 2, "Tools," explain the two Internet tools central to organizing for activism--electronic mail lists and the World Wide Web, and the hardware and software…
Descriptors: Activism, Citizen Participation, Citizenship, Community Action
Temares, M. Lewis; Zastrocky, Michael R. – 1994
During the past 3 years, CAUSE and the University of Miami (Florida) have sponsored a survey to identify the most important issues facing information technology managers for the 1990s. Data from previous years were merged with postcard survey data from the 1994 survey. The survey, which was mailed to 1,012 institutions of higher learning and sent…
Descriptors: Administration, Colleges, Coping, Electronic Mail
Miller, Elizabeth B. – 1994
Designed for educators who are beginning to explore the Internet, this guide designates sites of interest for K-12 education and describes how to access them. The importance and benefits of Internet access for K-12 schools are discussed in the opening chapters. Guidelines and tips for getting started are offered and scenarios of how teachers and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources, Electronic Mail
Kawasaki, Jodee Lynn – 1994
Information-related competencies and training needed by professionals in the Montana Extension Service in order to acquire and disseminate information to clients electronically were studied in a needs assessment of administrators, specialists, and extension agents. An e-mail survey listing 37 competencies was completed by 96 extension agents and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Competence, Computer Uses in Education, Demography
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