Information Technology and Educational
Policy
 | time-lines for change (can I put it off any longer?) |
| the economics of sharing resources across an intranet or the Internet |
| implementation strategies |
| making the right choices: open environments vs. proprietary systems |
| places to go for advice; case studies of successful and unsuccessful implementation of change |
Implementation in the Classroom
| teaching Information Skills |
| how do we keep up with change? |
| getting around the problems of an under-resourced classroom |
| "World Standards", assessment, and working on the Internet |
| case studies |
Educational Tools
| multimedia technologies |
| software interoperability: the economics, benefits, and future of multiplatform applications |
| curriculum development: new tools and processes |
| the impact of JAVA and other new software language environments: Software that runs on a Mac and a Windows-based PC! |
| developing and keeping standards |
Distance and Open Learning
| case studies; links with the world; innovative Norwegian and Scandinavian programs |
| collaborative learning via intranets and the Internet |
| integrating distance learning into the classroom |
| new technologies and distance learning options |
| pre-service and In-service support: distance training |
| the added-value of distance (and openness) |
Teacher Education
| keeping colleagues up-to-date |
| coping with computer-literate students |
| in-service that practices what it preaches |
| Teacher Education as a model of a new paradigm of teaching/learning |
| decisions that need to be taken and how they get made for the benefit of the system |
Research Programs
| is new practice proving cost-effective? |
| the validation of the benefits of change |
| areas for future enquiry |
| case studies of the advantages and disadvantages of distance learning over face-to-face learning |
Education and the Information Technology
Industry
| what education needs from the industry |
| what the industry would ask of education |
| the future of print and software publishing |
| network computers, the Internet, and education |
| interoperability and the realworld: how do we get JAVA-based applications into the classroom? |
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