In Rankin Inlet, a remote Innuit community in the Canadian Arctic, an elementary school/business partnership has provided every citizen with access to the latest Internet-related technologies. Students at the Igalaaq Centre have their own e-mail accounts and Web pages, and use technology to record and share information about Innuit culture and…

To reduce attrition in an entry-level programming class, students who performed poorly on the first exam were matched with interested alumni, who could only communicate with their mentorees by e-mail, mail, or phone. The program produced a significant reduction in overall course attrition and for the at-risk students. (Author/AEF)

Examines effect of use of e-mail by college developmental reading students to respond to literature. Provides a detailed view of the nature of the students' engagement. Shows that using quality literature, e-mail, and authentic audiences engaged many students in academic discourse. (RS)

Includes four articles that discuss issues relating to use of the Internet in classroom settings. Topics include the use of email; curriculum rich strategies that require professional and program development; ranking search engines; and beneficial business partnerships with schools. (LRW)

Discusses the history and current uses of the JACC (Journalism Association of Community Colleges) NEWS Internet-based mailing list. Describes the service's origins as a dial-up bulletin board, its functioning as an Internet newsgroup, its future, and a related community college wire service. (MAB)

Describes a study that examined the impact of the use of electronic mail and a newsgroup on practicing physical education teachers and physical education doctoral students at Ohio State University. Topics include the effect of electronic communication on teachers; problems with electronic networking; and teacher perceptions, especially regarding…

Examines the use of a local area network in an educational environment to maximize the use of academic computing resources. Topics discussed include information resources, including the Internet; interpersonal communication through electronic mail; group support systems; computer resource management, including software licensing; problems; and…

Uses a social network approach to examine how work and friendship ties in a university research group were associated with the kinds of media used for different kinds of information exchange. The use of electronic mail, unscheduled face-to-face encounters, and scheduled face-to-face meetings predominated. (Author/LRW)

Examines whether electronic mail writing will improve academic writing abilities. Nonnative students in an intermediate pre-academic English-as-a-Second-Language course responded to writing prompts using electronic mail and word processing. Their writing was examined for differences in uses of cohesive features, length of text produced in each…

Studied two approaches to classroom assessment: the use of e-mail as a teaching and learning tool, and engaging students in preparing their own assignments. Surveys of undergraduate and graduate students in two academic years indicated that the initiatives improved the level of learning, increased student and teacher interactions, promoted…

Discusses how to keep students from dropping out of distance education courses, based on experiences at the British Open University. Highlights include students taking responsibility for their learning; time management skills; managing study space; maintaining good communication; establishing learning communities; and responses to student email.…

Describes results of an exploratory survey that examined public library electronic mail reference services and the patrons who used them. Discusses results of print questionnaires and Web-based questionnaires that investigated user satisfaction and classified email reference questions received by public libraries. Library questionnaire and web…

Describes a study of Taiwan university students that investigated the impacts of incorporating email into the classroom on student achievement and attitudes using a posttest-only control-group design. Results showed a statistically significant difference in academic performance but not in student attitudes toward computers. (Author/LRW)

Surveys how a group of students in a recent computer mediated communication (CMC) course attempted to develop referencing conventions to suit their learning purposes, relying heavily on actual quotations (citations) from previous messages. Suggests that success in using referencing correlates with success in a CMC course. (Author/VWL)

Describes standards-based social studies activities for elementary school students that uses computer technology to support curriculum. The first has students use HyperStudio to create postcards when they study regions of the United States. The second has students participate in ongoing correspondence with e-mail pals from around their state. (SM)