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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Conference Calendar.
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Burmeister, Marsha L. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2001
Presents a calendar of 17 upcoming conferences (time frame from October, 2001 to June, 2002) that may be of interest to readers of the "Quarterly Review of Distance Education." For each conference, a Web site is included, and for all but three, descriptive statements about the conferences are provided. (AEF)
Descriptors: Conferences, Distance Education, Educational Development, Educational Practices
Research Abstracts.
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Plotnick, Eric – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2001
Presents six ERIC research abstracts that focus on: open and distance learning in pre-school teaching education; benchmarks for success in Internet-based distance education; longitudinal data on utilizing the Internet to supplement classroom instruction; assessing the effectiveness of Web-based instruction to meet workforce development needs; and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Distance Education, Educational Development, Educational Practices
Research Abstracts.
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Plotnik, Eric – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2001
Presents six research abstracts from the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database. Topics include: effectiveness of distance versus traditional on-campus education; improved attribution recall from diversification of environmental context during computer-based instruction; qualitative analysis of situated Web-based learning;…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Development
Research Abstracts.
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Plotnick, Eric – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2001
Presents research abstracts from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology. Topics include: classroom communication apprehension and distance education; outcomes of a distance-delivered science course; the NASA/Kennedy Space Center Virtual Science Mentor program; survey of traditional and distance learning higher education members;…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education
Delivering Science, Mathematics and Vocational Coursework via Technology and Distance Education: An Annotated Bibliography.
Jones, Christine S.; Timpson, William M., Comps. – Research in Distance Education, 1991
Abstracts of 25 articles and documents provide examples of the delivery of science, math, and vocational education via such media as interactive television, communications satellites, videodiscs, and electronic mail. Studies of instructional effectiveness and design issues are also represented. (SK)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Mathematics Instruction
Interactive or Non-interactive? That Is the Question!!! An Annotated Bibliography.
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Zirkin, Barbara G.; Sumler, David E. – Journal of Distance Education, 1995
The Maryland Higher Education Commission investigated the effectiveness of electronically mediated instruction for distance education, including interactive and noninteractive video, computer-aided instruction, and audio-only instruction. Interactivity was found to be an important factor in student achievement, whether in the classroom or through…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Aids