Investigated computer-assisted foreign language abstract word learning with sixth graders in Taiwan. Discusses results that indicated students using the Web-based multimedia system learned significantly more abstract words than students in regular language learning class, and provides suggestions for improving the system used in this study.…

Describes the use of WebCT course management software to teach a hybrid course in graduate library science at Rowan University (New Jersey). Discusses the combination of conventional face-to-face instruction with distance education; integrating use of the Internet; password-protected Web sites; and technical difficulties, including access to…

Describes an evaluation of ArtsOnline, a Web site designed to support humanities-based interdisciplinary inquiry in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Discuses barriers and challenges that lessen the benefits of Web-based instructional technology, including poor Web site design, insufficient editing, low access to technology, lack of…

Features of a web-based learning environment for physicians included the following: balance between content richness and bandwidth; shared knowledge and interaction using actual cases; constructivist approach to develop basic cases into advanced cases for reflection and interaction. Evaluation of the program showed comparable participation rates…

Thematic interviews of teachers and students in web-based courses described social interaction in terms of stage analysis and dramaturgy: role, stage, audience, script, and episode. Lack of nonverbal communication affects these elements. Even in the web medium, participants tend to continue roles from the face-to-face classroom. (Contains 20…

Considers whether critical thinking can be trained with computer-based instruction. Reviews literature on the effects of cognitive tools, collaborative computer-supported environments, computer simulations, and logic software on critical thinking, and reports on two experimental studies at the University of Erfurt that instructed undergraduates in…

Discusses cultural differences in Web site design for cross-cultural contexts and describes a study of Masters Degree students in Hong Kong that investigated their perceptions of Web learning environments that had been designed in Australia and delivered into Hong Kong and China. Considers the appropriateness of western interface design…

Examines how an individual enhances their learning about design and interacts dynamically in a Web-based learning environment. Describes the use of role playing to think about design in different contexts in a university in Taiwan; discusses the continuing need for traditional design studios; and considers communication via electronic media.…

Describes the formative-evaluation process for the EuroMET (European Meteorological Education and Training) project, Web-Based university courses in meteorology that were created to address the education and training needs of professional meteorologists and students throughout Europe. Usability and interactive and multimedia elements are…

A survey of 205 family and consumer-sciences majors showed that 68% have access to computers; 58% of those with computers felt their skills were good to excellent; computer attitudes (confidence, ease, enjoyment) were related to self-reported skill levels; and 62.9% were interested in taking a Web-based course. (SK)

Describes an Internet-based graduate training program at Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. Discusses the steps involved in (1) training the faculty (to prepare faculty for the transition to electronic instruction the school implemented an asynchronous training programme delivered over the internet), and (2) applying…

Discusses the growing importance of the World Wide Web as a delivery method in higher education and offers guidelines to faculty and designers regarding transitioning from face-to-face classroom instruction to Web-based instruction. Highlights include managerial considerations; pedagogical considerations; designing Web-based instruction; social…

Discusses first year experience (FYE) courses that focus on academic achievement and student adjustment to college life. Describes the development of a Web-based instructional module for a FYE course at California State University, San Marcos that includes a library component that teaches information literacy and library skills. (Author/LRW)

Presents the results of a study involving students taking online classes through Southside Virginia Community College. Describes a study of telecourse students to determine: (1) where they did the work for their online class; (2) what sorts of difficulties or distractions they encountered; and (3) what computer equipment they used. The data was…

Provides one perspective on the design elements incorporated into the Pennsylvania State University World Campus Educational Technology Integration Certification courses and a brief overview of the authors' experiences facilitating these courses, including their opinions about theoretical and practical implications of different instructional…