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ERIC Number: ED364250
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1993-Feb
Pages: 9
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Telecommunications and Teachers: Preliminary Findings from a National Survey.
News from the Center for Children and Technology and the Center for Technology in Education, v2 n2 Feb 1993
This newsletter presents a brief summary of central findings of a national survey designed to gather a systematic profile of the range and type of telecommunications activities being conducted by teachers for professional development or student learning. Responses were received from 550 of the 1,100 educators who were contacted through telecommunications networks and mailed questionnaires. Respondents' schools were comparable to national averages, and do not appear to represent more affluent communities than average. Over 80 percent of respondents report that they have been using computers in their teaching for five or more years. Most consider themselves intermediate or very knowledgeable about telecommunicating. They are using telecommunications for a variety of professional activities, and about two-thirds are accessing information services and carrying out collegial exchanges at least once a week. The findings suggest that telecommunications is a valuable resource for this group of teachers for professional and student learning activities, and that these educators represent a specialized group of experienced and highly educated teachers. Recommendations based on survey findings are presented. (SLD)
Bank Street College of Education, 610 West 112 Street, New York, NY 10025 (free).
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Bank Street Coll. of Education, New York, NY. Center for Children and Technology.; Center for Technology in Education, New York, NY.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A