Discussion of new digital information technologies highlights issues of concern for women. Topics include the non-neutrality of digital technology; social and cultural effects of digital technology; gender and technology; barriers to women's performance in mathematics, science, and technology; and computer-mediated communication. (Contains 41…

Provides a model of a "mentoring via telecommunications" course that paired secondary school students with college writers to provide feedback on improving writing processes. Discusses course design and goals, technology and logistics, mentor training, and mentor strategies. Suggests that future mentoring courses should consider the power…

Argues for having first-year composition students "publish" electronic portfolios on the World Wide Web. Provides background on attaining a computer-mediated pedagogy that accounts for its electronic presence and transcends traditional classroom practice. Presents an actual electronic portfolio. Concludes that making an electronic…

Argues that the computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) community should adopt a stronger orientation to other social science disciplines, particularly psychology. Greater attention to psychological literature provides three benefits: well-validated principles about human behavior in group and organizational contexts relevant to CSCW research;…

Based on a five-year ethnographic study of the activity of an online, international academic community of practice supported by ListServer technology, this article covers selective findings pertaining to patterns of communication deemed crucial to community building. Implications of learning and collegial support are discussed. (Author/AEF)

Claims that participants in computer-mediated "chat" (CMC) produce a kind of hybrid text. Stresses the importance of investigating the individual texts and writing practices of each participant in CMC studies to better understand what occurs when language users bring individual cognitive, social, and contextual factors with them to a…

Discusses a distance-education, library and information-technology program developed by Northwest Technical College (NTC) in Bemidji, Minnesota taught via correspondence, interactive television, and the Internet. (PEN)

A qualitative study of a successful e-mail mediated help service which incorporated content analysis of service logs and interviews with staff and users revealed two models of ideal service exchanges: concise question/response dyads and extended dialog. Staff tend to consider dialog typical, while users almost exclusively consider the minimum…

Presents a generic reference model for online distance learning and discusses security issues for each stage (enrollment, study, completion, termination, suspension). Discusses a security framework (authentication and accountability, access control, intrusion detection, network communications, nonrepudiation, learning resources provider…

Considers for what purposes public relations agencies are using the Internet for their clients and what tools they employ. Examines how public relations educators can prepare graduates for the demands of the profession. Suggests that educators need to teach students not just current uses, but potential uses, and to think critically and…

Describes how Internet-based group communication was used as the major strategy to promote the societal values of understanding, equality, tolerance, and peace between Jewish and Bedouin Arab high school students in Israel. Discusses changes in student attitudes and considers the prognosis for long-term change and cooperation between the two…

Based on a communications course at John Carroll University (Ohio) that was developed to include communication on the Internet, this article describes areas to consider when planning Internet integration. Discussion includes campus computer services, computer labs and Internet programs, teaching strategies, and student reactions to Internet…

Provides examples of Internet lessons for elementary school students using electronic mail. Projects include sending messages to a listserv to ask schools to send temperature reports; seeking contacts at a school where a story took place; assembling a list of spring-related words and pictures; and soliciting greetings for a school's anniversary.…

The Internet offers high schools access to a variety of up-to-date information on any subject and the ability to communicate worldwide. Discussion includes electronic mail; Telnet, Gopher, and Veronica; the World Wide Web; types of Internet connections; and problems with Internet use. (AEF)

Proposes a particular educational configuration based on computer-mediated communication (CMC) technology, the Learnet. Describes the three components of the Learnet model--social dimension, technological dimension, and educational dimension--and summarizes the features of each. Identifies and tabulates the variables of the Learnet model, and…