The state of Pennsylvania has embarked on a statewide initiative for distance education called the Center for Agile Pennsylvania Education (CAPE) consisting of community colleges and colleges and universities across the state; Duquesne University has joined this state-wide consortium in which members are encouraged to provide courses in areas of…

Discusses the evolution of the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC), an organization which undertakes the supportive service of encouraging instructional computing activity in schools and colleges throughout the state. MECC's role in developing a statewide time-sharing network and in supporting large scale acquisition of…

This report represents phase two in the development of Missouri's telecommunications-based delivery system for postsecondary education. The 1996 report challenged the state's public and independent colleges and universities to use inter-institutional partnering and emerging telecommunications technologies to improve citizens' access to education.…

The Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium (CTDLC) provides its 32 members with Information Technologies (IT) services including a portal Web site, course management software, course hosting and development, faculty training, a help desk, online assessment, and a student financial aid database. These services are supplied to two- and four-year…

This report begins with an overview of the Utah Educational Technology Initiative (ETI) that describes the state's financial commitment to educational improvement through educational technology, the ETI allocation process, the requirement that school districts and colleges of education match ETI funds with locally-generated funds or in-kind…

Describes the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC), made up of universities, colleges, and the state department of education, which offers assistance in equipment procurement, courseware development, and inservice training in the use of computers in education. (Author/JM)

Offers a model for raising the level of technology expertise of K-8 classroom teachers based on a project at the University of Denver (Colorado) that sought to integrate computers with classroom curriculum, develop new inservice models for computer competency, and increase teachers' computer use. (Author/LRW)

As part of the continuing efforts to improve the quality of online learning in the course and program offerings of a state-wide consortium of higher education institutions, the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium has undertaken a 3-year research project to better understand how online students first approach Web-based learning and how that…

Since 1987 Hezel Associates has documented statewide activities in educational telecommunications and distance learning. This is the seventh edition in the series of reports. The analysis reports on telecommunications and distance learning initiatives primarily; however, it also describes the broader technology initiatives that encompass many of…

A survey of all colleges and universities in 13 western states was conducted by the Northwest Task Force on Higher Educational Information Technologies in mid-1984 to obtain information that could be used to: (1) describe current instructional applications of video, audio, and computer technologies; (2) facilitate networking among educators who…

Describes the development of a statewide delivery system in Wyoming for an inservice teacher education course on the integration of computer-based technologies into elementary/middle school classrooms. The Portal School system, where teachers attend leadership workshops and then deliver the off-campus courses, is explained. Sample lesson plans are…

This report examines the impact of the Utah Educational Technology Initiative (ETI) on student performance and student access to computers during the initial year of implementation in the 1990-91 school year. Chapter 1 describes ETI goals, the goals of the evaluation report, the concept of portfolio analysis, and organization of the report. An…

The Florida Information Resource Network (FIRN) is an effort by the Florida education community and the Florida Legislature to provide an electronic link among all agencies, institutions, and schools in the public education system. The communications link, perhaps one of the most advanced in the nation, has three purposes: (1) to provide equal…

Reviews current educational uses of computers, including elementary and secondary schools; teacher training; industry and publishers; higher education; and the home. State and federal contributions are discussed, as well as several current federally sponsored projects and federal policy. Computers and the larger social context are also discussed.…

This evaluation report describes the instructional utilization, teacher training, and implementation of Utah's Educational Technology Initiative (ETI) in school districts and colleges of education. Chapter 1 introduces the report and presents the evaluator's judgment about the steps needed to maximize the educational return on the financial…