This paper describes and reflects on the evolution of the South Seas Project, a collaborative research venture between the National Library of Australia and the Center for Cross-Cultural Research that involves the production of World Wide Web-based hypermedia resources on the history of European exploration and cross-cultural encounter in the…

At the University of Twente (Netherlands), a course management system called TeleTOP has been implemented in all faculties. This paper describes the TeleTOP system and the implementation process. In order to find out how teachers use their course environments in education, an analysis was made of 60 course environments. Results showed that these…

Addresses the issue of reusability in personalized Web-based learning environments, focusing on the work of the European IST Project KOD (Knowledge on Demand), including the definition of an architecture and the implementation of a system that promotes re-usable adaptive educational e-content. (Author/LRW)

Discusses the nature of quality systems, including quality systems in education and schools; describes three criteria for the development of quality systems in New South Wales public schools; examines three approaches to quality system development and their relevance to New South Wales schools: The International Standards Organization, Investors…

The ability to assess the work of others is a core attribute for most professionals. To develop this graduate attribute in our students requires the learning of self and peer evaluation, feedback, and review skills. This paper discusses the changing design of peer assessment and the impact of a new groupwork support tool within a capstone…

In the early 1990s, the Finnish government embarked on a strategy to remold Finland into a knowledge society. A key element in this strategy was to raise the knowledge and skill levels of the population by doubling higher education enrollments by the end of the century. Recognizing that it would be neither affordable nor desirable to double…

This paper discusses the integration of information services in the Parliament of Zimbabwe (PoZ). An organizational chart of the information systems at PoZ in 1999 is provided, and each of the four departments managing information services are described, i.e., the library, the research department, public relations, and information technology. An…

This research aims to use hierarchical topic maps to compile digital learning material and to discuss its design and application possibilities. The system renders tremendous original assets and then embeds a self-organizing map (SOM) in the material database to produce topical learning materials, as in this case, an illustration through Chinese…

Based on action research of the Information Processing (IP) course at the bachelor programme HA/DOK at Copenhagen Business School, we investigate which barriers students experience when learning holistic systems development and why. HA/DOK has been developed to educate students who can facilitate between users and programmers and navigate within…

Discusses collaborative virtual learning environments and presents a system architecture to support such environments, defined by user needs and using state-of-the-art technologies. Includes a description of INVITE (Intelligent Distributed Virtual Training Environment), a project funded by the European Commission. (Author/LRW)

This study was designed to illuminate the state of education in Taiwan by constructing Educational Indicator Systems. The study, sponsored by the National Science Council between 1998 and 2000, was the first comprehensive indicator project to cover all educational levels in Taiwan. Various research methods were used, including panel discussion,…

Discusses the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) utilization of the AUSSAT telecommunications satellite to extend its television and radio transmission range to reach remote Australian audiences; the satellite's program gathering and interchange capabilities; and ABC's generation of other benefits to offset cost of satellite services.…

Describes the Slovenian system of higher education and the country's new effort to establish an improved system. A draft plan for introducing a system of quality assurance into the relatively small existing system has been developed based on foreign experience, with attention to Slovenian national needs. Evaluation will be an integral part of the…

Environmental problems in Czechoslovakia are outlined, including information about existing organizational and legal structures in the country. Described is the proposed Integrated Information System for the Environment, which is designed to provide flexible and enhanced access to environmental information needed for decision making. (six…

Describes development and implementation of microcomputer system for request handling, recordkeeping, and invoicing at the Centre for Scientific and Technical Information (CSTI) Document Delivery Service of the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Unforeseen advantages of the system are reviewed, including electronic…