Describes nursing education integrating the Internet at Ball State University: (1) redesign of a professional-issues course; (2) electronic conferencing and computer quizzes in a health-appraisal course; (3) Internet tools used in an introductory associate-degree course; and (4) redesign of the required registered nurse-completion course. (SK)

A study investigated the effects of integrating assistive technology into the homes of 13 children with learning disabilities (ages 9-16). All placements were judged to have had positive effects on children and/or their families. Eight placements were judged successful in all three categories of technology performance and child and family…

Examines the reasons and methods for changing didactics in higher education. Illustrates new didactical categories and their use of World Wide Web-based course environments in current practice with the Faculty of Educational Science and Technology at the University of Twente (Netherlands). Considers challenges in implementing the new didactics.…

Describes revisions made to an undergraduate teacher-education course focused on the use of technology across the curriculum, emphasizing pedagogical uses of technology and providing students with the opportunity to develop, apply, and evaluate technology-based instructional materials for classroom use. Samples of student activities and…

Describes "housecalls," a program at Virginia Tech that provides personal technical assistance to faculty, and shows how the program promotes innovation in instructional technology within a hierarchy of faculty technical and instructional support needs. Addresses innovation theory and demonstrates the presence of eight conditions that…

Describes a University of Texas at Austin program that pairs students who are literate in instructional and computer skills with faculty members to develop innovative instructional technology materials. The program creates a pool of skilled students who work with faculty from a range of disciplines. Strategies used to establish the program and…

Identifies the primary impediment to the integration of technology into higher-education instruction as the lack of an efficient faculty-support system for instructional technology. Discusses some of the misunderstandings between computing and teaching professionals that contribute to the problem. Outlines a proposal for a professional position to…

Identifies four views of the nature of the science/technology relationship: Idealist, Demarcationist, Materialist, and Interactionist. Analyzes high school physics textbooks in light of these relationship types and finds that the texts are dominated by an idealist storyline that presents a limited view of the history and philosophy of…

Discusses these four issues identified by EDUCAUSE's National Learning Infrastructure Initiative (NLII) as being key to its mission to create new collegiate learning environments that harness the power of information technology: (1) intellectual property rights; (2) institutional readiness to enhance academic productivity; (3) faculty support and…

Technology study, a discipline with its own distinct character, history, and research methodologies, should be integrated into the middle-level curriculum. Students should learn about the technological systems humans depend on for food, clothing, shelter, and economic livelihood. Hands-on activities may include designing a new product. (37…

Choosing the right training technology for an organization should be based on the effectiveness and the costs of alternative delivery methods. ADVISOR 2.0 (a media selection/cost analysis tool) uses a systematic approach to analyze a training course, focusing on evaluation of direct and hidden costs, amount of up-front investment required, and…

Describes a model developed at Louisiana State University that focused on providing preservice teachers with models and practice for integrating technology into instruction by working with elementary students. Results are discussed in terms of teachers' perceptions of the role of the teacher and of themselves, students' perceptions, and attitudes…

Information technology cannot produce marvelous outcomes if the classroom environment lacks opportunities for communication, decision making, and genuine problem solving. Teachers must be proficient software uses before they can use it to teach others. Curriculum and testing standardization is also undermining the teacher-student relationship.…

Discussion of the impact of information and communications technology (ICT) focuses on the impact on existing educational policy; the role of electronically distributed educators and learners; and the relationship between knowledge representation as mediated by ICT and the educational environment, including cultural context and virtual learning…

Discusses the needs, problems, advantages, disadvantages, and solutions in the use of new technologies in a specific context such as engineering education. Finds that lecturers in scientific subjects believe that the technical subjects benefit greatly from the ability to teach with technology, but logistical problems especially prevent the use of…