Nonprofit Prophets is a program in which teams of California high school students select social or environmental topics and collaborate with nonprofit organizations to develop mutually beneficial World Wide Web sites. Discusses the technology, particularly interactive videoconferencing, used to train and support those involved in the project.…

Presents basic facts and issues about using desktop video communication (DVC) in education. Discusses DVC's virtual "face-to-face" interaction; costs and quality of DVC software; the Internet Protocol (IP) address; types of Internet access; bandwidth; digital cameras; and the need for careful consideration and planning. (AEF)

Discusses the development and production of TOPIC (Training for Oral Proficiency Interviewing Competence), an interactive video refresher training program that teaches interviewing and evaluation skills to German oral proficiency testers. The program can be used as a prototype for the development of refresher training programs in other languages.…

The measurement of the affective (qualitative) influences of computer-assisted interactive video instruction on the learner and attendant enhancements for the overall learning experience are highlighted. Formal factors considered are interactivity via buttons and other event-oriented objects, hypertext, semantic memory, and successive…

Describes examples of two computer technologies that have the potential to enhance and contribute to developmental learning: the adoption of computer-mediated communication systems in a part-time master's degree program at Lancaster University (United Kingdom) and a computer-based learning environment for personal growth that uses interactive…

Describes the development of interactive video technology and discusses its use for instruction and training. Topics addressed include individual learning; the use of interactive video compared to other media; use with broadcast television; and the element of time, including charges for videoconferencing for businesses. (nine references) (LRW)

Partnership for Access to Higher Mathematics uses fiber-optic technology in a partnership program among Southwest Texas State University, the San Marcos School District, the telephone company, and the community to significantly improve the mathematical skills of at-risk students. (MLF)

Describes accomplishments of the Global Systems Analysis and Simulation (GLOSAS) project from 1973 to the present, including a system for global peace gaming. The capabilities of interactive multimedia to link people across political and geographic boundaries for joint study, debate, research, planetary problem solving, and political action are…

Describes issues raised at the 1991 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Highlights include the formation of a new division that would address concerns dealing with research on computer-based educational technologies; new developments in courseware, video technology, and interactive multimedia; learning theories…

Described is an interactive video system that reconstructs three-dimensional representations of the brain and its components from two-dimensional serial cross-sections. (KR)

Describes a suburban Chicago school district which conducts some of its high school classes by means of interactive television. Explains that television cameras and microphones are used to transmit lectures and discussions, and students can turn in assignments by fax machine. Describes some of the problems encountered. (SG)

Describes how a university learning community curriculum model was used to produce an interactive multimedia videodisc on race. It outlines the three-course sequence during which students produced the videodiscs and reports the impact on students, faculty, and overall curriculum evaluation. The materials introduce several scenarios in which racial…

Offers a model for institutions that may be considering the development of an interactive video Master's Degree program and shares the process by which such a program was designed and approved. Examines the issues and challenges confronted in implementing the M.A. program in communication education via distance learning using the Iowa…

Describes a study that investigated undergraduate student reactions to an interactive video training program on CD-ROM called the MCGILL NEGOTIATION SIMULATOR designed to teach negotiation skills using a sales negotiation scenario. Also determined whether the program increased learning of negotiation concepts as measured by a pretest and posttest.…

A current project for the Allegany College of Maryland Mathematics Department is using spreadsheets in some of their General Education Mathematics courses. It is important to note that one of the key features of this project is that is does not require an introductory computer course as a prerequisite for any of the mathematics courses that will…