Describes the School Administration and Management Systems (SAMS) that was developed to support elementary and secondary schools in Hong Kong in administrative and managerial tasks. Reports results of a survey that investigated the impact of SAMS, evaluated its effectiveness, and identified possible areas of improvement to SAMS operation.…

Examines the effects of a secondary school technology-immersion program on the technological competency of students. Discusses the effects of participation in a high computer-to-student access ratio on female student performance, and reports statistically significant skill increases for male and female students in the high access immersion…

Describes four 50-minute lessons in which complex numbers are introduced to year-12 calculus students using hand-held calculators and laptop computers. (ASK)

Describes a study in which two groups of high-ability eighth-grade male students explored different kinds of functions independently using computer graphing technology. Reports that students in the treatment group scored higher than did students in the text-based typical control group. Contains 14 references. (Author/ASK)

Investigates the awareness and attitudes of administrators and faculty concerning the effects of the use of computers in the management of community-serviced colleges in small independent states of the English-speaking Eastern Caribbean. Concludes that the faculty and administrators generally support the use of computers in college management…

Describes efforts to implement a systematic approach to planning for technology integration in two colleges of education, addressing recent revisions to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Foundations and offering revised support materials and recommendations for future implementation of the planning model. Notes the need…

Explores how new media technologies might converge with the leveling between "story" and "archive," and how that convergence will shape the future of English Studies, focusing on electronic archives of literary and historical materials. Concludes that the central challenge in using new media with students, particularly hypertext pedagogies, is in…

Discusses the application of digital technologies in education and questions the extent to which increases in the power of computing are reflected in the amount of progress made in using computers in the field of English-language teaching. Concludes by identifying a number of areas in digital education where research could be usefully undertaken.…

The North Suburban Higher Education Consortium, a regional consortium in metropolitan Chicago (Illinois), illustrates how sharing technological resources can advance state educational technology initiatives. Begun as a modest effort to coordinate academic programs, the consortium has evolved into a complex system for the funding and use of…

Focuses on Open and Distance Learning (ODL) as an educational technology-based environment that creates new communities, or ODL cultures. Examines whether there is a problem with ODL in Europe, while analyzing the cultural and institutional conditions in structural terms. Considers the influence of culture on ODL and vice versa, using the…

Explores which faculty in the Virginia Community College System faculty are using technology for instruction, and how and why this technology is being used, and discusses the faculty work issues that are related to the use of technology, including teaching, training, time, technical support, and terms (and conditions of employment). (VWC)

Addresses the development and delivery of an introductory-level mathematics course for the liberal arts student over a Distance Learning Network. Discusses advisement guidelines for students, types of communication among students and between students and the instructor, testing, and links to World Wide Web sites for both the course material and…

Presents electronic activities and strategies from teachers for teachers, including creating field-trip slide shows via a digital camera, going online to find resources for teaching units on the ocean, and using an online video library to find videos to support specific curricula. (SM)

Society's demand for specialization discourages teachers from becoming skilled generalists. The result is intellectual impoverishment for schools and children. The greatest challenge is teaching students to think in holistic terms. Students must look beyond telecomputing to explore ideas and discover how technology itself is shaping their…

Describes a distance learning program, MedinaLink, at the University of Akron (Ohio) which involved linking the university to Medina county high schools. Emphasis is on the challenges of linking two environments that are dichotomous in structure and style. Management of enrollment, course selection, semester scheduling, daily scheduling, resource…