Implications for planning e-learning strategy in Higher Education institutions.
Abstract The strategic direction of Higher Education (HE) institutions is increasingly being influenced by environmental conditions. The advent of e-Learning, together with increasing demand for flexible, off campus instruction, has forced universities to become more proactive in the way they market themselves. Competition for students is now...

Distance learning institutions: Lessons for Asia.
Byline: THERESITA V. ATIENZA Asian Public Intellectuals Fellow, Nippon Foundation Education is the key that opens doors to various prospects for advancement - both for the benefit of peoples and nations. A highly skilled and educated labor force is better able to contribute to national growth and...

ESL program allows for self-paced learning.
A technology-based language education program is helping University High School in Irvine, Calif., meet a unique challenge. The Orange County school serves about 2,000 students, roughly 70% of which are of Asian descent with one-third being native speakers of a language other than English. Of these, more than 250 are...

Multimedia integration in online courses.
Abstract Rapidly developing technologies have influenced online education causing substantial changes in course design. We interviewed six online educators in a mid-western university about their course development experiences. Special attention was paid to multimedia integration. Questions included: multimedia integration in course components, multimedia development, multimedia training, multimedia...

Can one book make a difference?
Abstract After learning how the library media center is organized through use of a call number system, students can apply this knowledge within any library setting to help them locate materials. This paper explains how a single picture book can be used to illustrate the growth and...

Iowa taps Sony's expertise for ambitious statewide distance learning network.
Iowa wanted to dramatically improve educational opportunities and take a leading-edge role in making the "information superhighway" a reality through the creation of a statewide distance learning network. This network will ultimately consist of up to 3,000 sites, including classrooms in K-12 grades, colleges and universities, plus hospital, prison...

School library support of health education in China: a preliminary study.
Abstract This preliminary study investigates the current situation of school library support of K-12 health education in China. A survey of 42 school librarians and 115 K-12 teachers from selected schools was conducted to find out their views about school library's role in school health education and...

Foreign Language Applications in Multimedia Environment.
Project FLAME (Foreign Language Applications in Multimedia Environment), a recipient of an IBM Educational Innovation grant at the University of Michigan, st out to help build a new multimedia learning environment through the creation and integration of mixed media materials into foreign language programs. Such efforts are primarily directed...

Librarianship: extinction or evolution?
Will library media specialists become as extinct as blacksmiths or will they be replaced by information brokers? Neither, if they accept the challenges brought about by the technological, socioeconomic and demographic changes in our society. The 1988 publication Information Power, jointly produced by the ALA and AECT,...

ELL spoken here: online resources and educator networks are providing teachers of English language learners with a support system they don't often get within their own school districts.
OF THE COUNTLESS TEACHERS of English language learners to whom Catherine Collier has provided counsel and support, there is one, she says, whose story resonates the most. Collier recalls a talk she had with an ELL classroom aide who approached her following one of her workshops. The woman explained...