Describes a research project that investigated the use of supplemental instruction (SI), a formalized system of peer-supported learning, in large introductory business courses at Oxford Brookes University (United Kingdom). Results suggest that attendance at some SI sessions provided immediate improvement as well as long-term transferrable…

Describes a breakthrough in the use of video technology in higher education that empowers teachers to produce resource-based learning materials. VESOL, Video autoEditing System for Open Learning, developed at the University of Derby (United Kingdom), is shown to have a wide range of applications that build on the presentation skills of lecturers.…

Discusses computer-supported cooperative learning (CSCL) in the context of computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW). Highlights include learning as a process in CSCW, learning as a task, learning research and CSCL, methodologies of researchers in CSCL, learning outcomes, and educational research issues in CSCL. Contains 62 references. (LRW)

Discusses issues to consider when developing a faculty training program for interactive distance education. Topics include the technology; administrative considerations; the concept of an instructional team; and instructional planning, including the use of copyrighted instructional materials and teaching styles. (LRW)

Considers opinions of teaching anthropologists in Britain as to whether fieldwork for undergraduates should be encouraged; describes courses in which fieldwork currently has a place; and provides an example of a course developed at the University of Kent, Canterbury (United Kingdom), that required fieldwork. (Author/LRW)

Describes a project in England that used interactive drama with student nurses to promote healthy behavior with secondary school pupils concerning sexual relations. Highlights include pretests and posttests, secondary pupil attitudes and student nurse attitudes, and gender differences in responses by pupils. (Author/LRW)

Reviews studies of peer assessment in higher education and describes a study that attempted to capitalize on the benefits of peer assessment in terms of improving the learning process, sharpening critical abilities, and increasing student autonomy. Results indicate a close correspondence between lecturer and peer assessment. (Author/LRW)

Discusses issues involved in creating educational hyperdocuments at the University of Kent (England) and examines whether the costs are justified by the benefits. Concludes that the key to making a cost-effective hyperdocument is to have widespread usage over a long period of time and to ensure portability, maintenance, and quality assurance. (JMV)

Outlines the technical infrastructure and uses of the Students' and Teachers' Integrated Learning Environment (STILE) project. Evaluates the project's use of hypermedia to allow teachers and students in electronic classrooms to access educational resources. Concludes that STILE maintains student ability to remotely obtain information that used to…

Describes the development of a hypermedia environment model that evolved from a project at the University of Southampton. Examines the use of this interactive environment as a way of providing online resources to teachers and students of second language learning, and discusses the design process of this hypermedia model. (JMV)

Describes Coastal Zone Management (CZM) multimedia course modules, educational software written by the GeoData Institute at the University of Southamptom for an environmental management undergraduate course. Examines five elements that converge to create CZM multimedia teaching: course content, source material, a hardware/software delivery system,…

Discusses the evaluation of SToMP (Software Teaching of Modular Physics), a project that uses hypermedia to provide the resources an undergraduate student needs to study physics courses via a computer. Findings show that SToMP allows students to have individualized self-paced learning environments and offers better tutor-student contact. (JMV)

Discusses the use of hypermedia in electronic information systems that support maintenance operations in large-scale industrial plants. Findings show that after establishing an information system, the same resource base can be used to train personnel how to use the computer system and how to perform operational and maintenance tasks. (Author/JMV)

Compares learning via hypertext courseware and lecture-based teaching. Surveys three groups of students at the University of Kent (England) who were taught by hypertext only, lecture-based teaching only, or hypertext and lecture-based teaching. Results indicate that learning in a hypertext environment is similar to traditional lecture courses.…

Proposes an approach to educational change that is nondisruptive to the present system, produces meaningful and lasting learning outcomes, and is cost-effective. Identifies the elements involved in creating this approach: learning and thinking models, technology integration, shared vision of the future, professional practice, interdisciplinary…