Summarizes and reviews features of digital telephone directories that provide business and/or residential listings via CD-ROMs and online services. A table outlines cost information and the number of listings in each of the directories reviewed, and three articles that provide information about electronic phone directories are listed in a sidebar.…

Describes work carried out as part of a remote language teaching research investigation, which is looking into the use of multicast, multimedia conferencing over SuperJANET. The fundamental idea is to investigate the feasibility of sharing language teaching resources among universities within the United Kingdom by using the broadband SuperJANET…

Examines possibilities for learning offered by a piece of software, Fonctuse, likely to encourage the linking of algebraic and graphical representations of functions. Studied the influence of prior algebraic knowledge on the cognitive processes and constructions of knowledge at play in this environment. (Author/MKR)

Traces the economic growth of embedded software in industrial products and explains that there is a shortage of engineers in this field. Proposes a different view of engineering education. (DDR)

Describes the online distance education efforts of Salish Kootenai College (Montana) which is using inexpensive software and a staff of three people to provide 50 courses to several hundred students. Emphasis is on traditional values, including service over profit, collaborative learning, spirituality, creative thinking, and problem solving. (DB)

Discusses the impact of information technology requirements on the costs of electronic libraries. Addresses key questions concerning hardware, software and network installation and upgrades and provides strategies for dealing with the needs for continuous funding and long-term financing that are essential for keeping up with the requirements of…

Considers issues related to information equality from a theory-driven empirical perspective. Highlights include a case study of UCITA (Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act); issues for libraries, including licensing; issues for software developers; social constraints in a dynamic social environment with changing situational contexts; and…

Uses the PowerPoint program instead of paper in student projects. Describes the background and procedure for project implementation. Presents students' written comments on the project and discusses the challenges of incorporating multimedia into the earth science curriculum. (YDS)

Discusses the software review process recently completed at the University of Kansas that resulted in the adoption of an integrated Web course development package. Highlights include stakeholders represented on the evaluation team; establishing review criteria; identifying and evaluating software; demonstrations; and recommendations. (Author/LRW)

A California YMCA camp makes videos of camping events and posts them on a Web site for parents to view, either archived or live. Plans are underway for a film camp that would teach teen campers acting, filming, editing, directing and producing. Equipment and software requirements are discussed, as are other educational applications. (TD)

Highlights key points from national reports addressing contemporary perspectives on learning theory, K-12 educational technology, educational theory development, and educational research policy, using illustrations from GenScope, an open-ended exploratory software tool that lets students investigate various phenomena in genetics. Illustrations…

Evaluation of the impact of computer-related technologies on learning must take place within a theoretical framework consisting of theories, concepts, and principles to be meaningful. The framework provides the context of a research, its rationale, and its significance. The instructional theory and technology defined by Robert Gagne is selected as…

Examines the process of implementing an educational technology innovation in a senior high school. Data was collected through participant observation, interviews, and artifact collection. While the implementation was unsuccessful, results underscore the notion that implementation is a complex process involving the organization, the people, and the…

Surveys the extent of computer usage in the beginning statistics course and the variety of statistics software used. Finds that 69% of the psychology departments used computers in beginning statistics courses and 90% used computer-assisted data analysis in statistics or other courses. (CMK)

Describes the CONTENTdm software used by Washington State University Libraries to enhance its online collection building efforts. Topics include online image collections; software architecture; providing access to collections; integrating CONTENTdm with other imaging products; improving reference; and access for remote users. (LRW)