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Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2009
The Rostrum is a quarterly publication of the academic senate for California community colleges. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Establishing a Systemwide California Community College General Education Advanced Placement (CCC GE AP) List by Dave Degroot; (2) Explaining the ASCCC Position on "Transfer Degrees" by…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Community Colleges, Computer Literacy, Faculty Development
Rulloda, Rudolfo B. – Online Submission, 2009
A shift to computer skills for improving academic performances was investigated. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 increased the amount of high school dropouts after the Act was enacted. At-risk students were included in this research study. Several models described using teachers for core subjects and mentors to built citizenship skills, along…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Models, High School Students, Academic Achievement
Peck, Craig; Cuban, Larry; Kirkpatrick, Heather – Phi Delta Kappan, 2002
Reports on results of 2-year study of educational use of technology at 2 San Francisco Bay Area high schools. Finds little impact on students' school experience. Discusses several reasons for this finding: Traditional school structures, time constraints, and competing educational priorities. (Contains 10 references.) (PKP)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Computers, Educational Change
Southeastern Regional Council for Educational Improvement, Research Triangle Park, NC. – 1984
An interpretive report of the conference "Creative Partnerships in Technology: An Open Forum," held in Atlanta, Georgia, fall 1983, is presented. The first section, "Computers and Learning," discusses the fact that the instructional capacity of the computer makes it possible to transcend the limits of the current educational…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
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Riel, Margaret; Schwarz, Jennifer; Hitt, Amy – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2002
Closing the digital divide requires much more than buying equipment, it requires increasing the knowledge and skills of teachers using the technology, and access to digital tools in the community. In such a larger system of change, technology can serve as a catalyst for increasing teacher and student learning. The Anaheim City School District…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Access to Computers, Educational Technology, Technology Integration