Describes a computer-mediated teaching system called computer-aided personalized system of instruction (CAPSI) that incorporates a social constructivist approach, maintaining that learning occurs primarily through a socially interactive process. Discusses use of CAPSI in an undergraduate course at the University of Manitoba that showed students…

Discusses use of the Delphi technique and describes the development of an electronic version, called e-Delphi, in which questionnaire construction and communication with panel members was accomplished using the Web. Explains system function and interface and discusses evaluation of the e-Delphi system. (Author/LRW)

Describes ways that emerging technologies foster intersubjectivity within online graduate courses by allowing for multileveled communication attentive to students' diverse needs and styles. Topics include interface design; communicative aspects of asynchronous and synchronous discussion; building online communities; and shared knowledge.…

Considers how guided student internships are increasingly recognized as important elements of an academic program combining classroom and experiential learning. Discusses how working students might find the potentially valuable internship experience as another burden added to their already busy lives. Describes the format, components, and…

Presents a general framework for evaluating the effectiveness of educational technology in enhancing student learning and achievement. Describes the following components and their relationships: instructional objectives, learning domain, learner profile, task characteristics, grouping, delivery system, control, presence, media, connectivity, and…

Examines the sociotechnological impact of introducing advanced information technology into the Spurlock Museum, a museum of world history and culture at the University of Illinois. Addresses implementation of such methodologies as computer-supported cooperative work and computer-mediated communication in the museum environment. Emphasizes the…

Discusses making community networking a reality for all citizens, noting ways to reduce the digital divide that segments computer use along socioeconomic lines. Lists 4 insights that may help in the design and implementation of community services devoted to computer access and training. Notes a website on community networking, and recent…

Looks at on-line tutor strategies for the support of students learning a second language with the help of a Web-based asynchronous textual conference. Looks specifically at strategies used by three tutors who participated in a project with students of French. (Author/VWL)

Suggests that the primary barrier to successful commercial development of the Web is lack of consumer trust in the medium. Examines how customer concerns are affecting growth and development of consumeroriented commercial activity on the Web and investigates the implications of these concerns for potential industry response. Suggests that radical…

Investigates the attitudes and participation of students in computer-mediated communication (CMC) campus-based courses and their perception of the impact of CMC on their learning. Student characteristics including gender, educational status, computer experience, and skill level are discussed, course factors are considered, and student criticism is…

Face-to-face learning and web-based learning were analyzed using a communicative model of collaborative learning. Students used linguistic interactions to express their beliefs and experiences, control the interaction process, and achieve meaning and knowledge co-creation in a collaborative environment. (Contains 25 references.) (SK)

The Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology are promoting various "citizen science" projects in which amateur naturalists make local observations of birds, butterflies, or natural phenomena and report their observations to interactive databases on the World Wide Web. Events such as the Great Backyard Bird Count motivate people…

Describes a successful experiment in the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program at Harvard University to combine traditional classroom learning with synchronous online learning. Rather than delivering content to individual students, the effort focuses on creating an interactive online class that maximizes student participation. (EV)

Explored the professional development experiences of 28 practicing teachers involved in a two-year technology supported problem-based learning curriculum development effort. Discusses collaboration in teaching and the use of asynchronous computer-mediated communication and compares that discourse with the discourse produced by teachers in…

Describes research that used formative evaluation methods to examine synchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC) systems for online learning at the University of Hawaii. Discusses learner-centeredness, constructivism, and sociocultural theories that were used as the bases for the design of synchronous activities and recommends 10 desirable…