ERIC Number: ED379907
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: 22
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Combining Medium and Message: An Electronic Communications Network for Maori Language and Education.
Benton, Richard A.
An electronic communications network called Te Wahapu has been developed by Te Wahanga Kaupapa Maori of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research to facilitate the exchange of information and provide access to resources relating to Maori language and Maori education. The system, which was officially launched in May 1991, is set up as an electronic bulletin board, with public access and e-mail links to other systems through FidoNet. However, it differs significantly from other such systems in that: (1) there are several databases that may be queried online (Including a regularly updated register of new and technical vocabulary in Maori); and (2) all commands, menu items, system prompts, and messages are in Maori (English is available only through bilingual help screens). This paper outlines some features of the system, uses to which it has been put, and future plans; and discusses the significance of information technology in the empowerment of indigenous peoples. (Author/LR)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Cost Estimates, Cultural Exchange, Databases, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Information Networks, Information Technology, Non Western Civilization, Online Systems, Telecommunications, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Vocabulary Development
Information Service, New Zealand Council for Educational Research, P.O. Box 3237, Wellington, New Zealand.
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Wellington.
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