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Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1996
On the third Tuesday of each month, U.S. Secretary of Education, Richard W. Riley, and Deputy Secretary, Madeleine M. Kunin, host the Satellite Town Meeting--a live, interactive teleconference where renowned national experts, local educators, and community leaders share ideas on how to improve schools and reach the National Educational Goals. It…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives
Scheschy, Virginia M. – 1996
The World Wide Web and browsers such as Netscape and Mosaic have simplified access to electronic resources. Today, technical services librarians can share in the wealth of information available on the Web. One of the premier Web sites for acquisitions librarians is AcqWeb, a cousin of the AcqNet listserv. In addition to interesting news items,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Classification, Information Networks
Wagner, Judith O. – 1994
This ERIC digest contains information regarding finding videotapes, audiotapes, CD-ROMs, computer software, and other nonprint materials about and/or for use in adult, career, and vocational education. Discussed first are the benefits of networking. Resource centers, curriculum coordination centers, and libraries are discussed in terms of their…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Career Education
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1994
A workshop focused on major research issues in networking and communications. This report defines the context for research priorities and initiatives and deals with issues in networking and communications. Fifteen major research priorities and four research specific initiatives were identified by participants as areas that should be pursued over…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agenda Setting, Computer Networks, Information Networks
Eisenberg, Michael B. – 1992
Long distance, or wide area, computer networking can change teaching and learning dramatically. Teachers and students with access to a computer, a modem, and phone lines are freed from the physical limits of a school building and time schedules. They can communicate with peers and gain access to electronic resources, making individualized…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1991
Six papers from the 1990 CAUSE conference's Track VI, Managing Academic Information Systems are presented. Papers discuss issues related to the integration of merging technologies - computing, communications, classrooms - and their effects on the way "academic business" is conducted. Papers and their authors are as follows:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classroom Environment, College Administration, Computer Networks
Ruberg, Laurie F.; Miller, Mary G. – 1993
The increasing use of computer technology for sending and receiving electronic mail messages not only signifies changes in how we communicate, but also signals changes in the skills, knowledge, and practices associated with communication by mail. Some of the characteristics of electronic mail (e-mail) are considered. E-mail refers to the capacity…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Electronic Equipment, Electronic Mail
Cityschools, 1998
This special issue is the final issue of "Cityschools," a magazine that reports on research regarding the transformation of urban schools and makes this research more accessible to practitioners in urban classrooms. The research is described through the stories of real educators who are finding solutions to educational problems. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Research
Stout, Connie – 1992
The Texas Education Agency sought to create an enhanced electronic communications network (TENET) capable of transmitting information among and between the members of the public education system in Texas. They contracted with the Texas Higher Education Network (THEnet), an existing distributed network which is an NSF (National Science Foundation)…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Electronic Mail
TeleEducation NB, Fredericton (New Brunswick). – 1994
This is the first report of TeleEducation NB, the bilingual education network of New Brunswick, Canada. The mission of TeleEducation NB is to provide residents of New Brunswick and other regions cost-effective, equitable access to a range of training, information, and educational services in both official languages, English and French. The network…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. – 1994
This hearing explores how the High Performance Computing and Communications Program (HPCC) relates to the technology needs of industry. Testimony and prepared statements from the following witnesses on future effects of computing and networking technologies on their companies are included: (1) F. Brett Berlin, president, Brett Berlin Associates,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Federal Legislation, Futures (of Society)
Bollier, David – 1993
This report summarizes the roundtable on information technology which brought together leaders from business, government, the non-profit sector, and academia to explore the use of complex adaptive systems as a model for determining information technology's role in both the workplace and diverse societal settings. Topics covered in this document…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Democracy, Futures (of Society), Information Networks
Newby, Gregory B. – 1992
Information technologies such as computer mediated communication (CMC), virtual reality, and telepresence can provide the communication flow required by high-speed management techniques that high-technology industries have adopted in response to changes in the climate of competition. Intra-corporate CMC might be used for a variety of purposes…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Electronic Mail, Futures (of Society)
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC. National Science and Technology Council. – 1994
The federal High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) program was created to accelerate the development of future generations of high performance computers and networks and the use of these resources in the federal government and throughout the American economy. This report describes the HPCC program which is developing computing,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Federal Programs, Futures (of Society)
Robredo, Jaime; And Others – 1989
For over 30 years the installation of information systems has been promoted in developing nations by international organizations and international consultancies in order to transfer technical expertise from the industrialized countries to the Third World. While some have questioned the value of indiscriminately transferring scientific and…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Information Networks, Information Technology
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