+ Page 1 + --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ####### ######## ######## ########### ### ### ## ### ## # ### # Interpersonal Computing and ### ### ## ### ## ### Technology: ### ### ## ### ### An Electronic Journal for ### ######## ### ### the 21st Century ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ## ### ISSN: 1064-4326 ### ### ### ## ### January 1996 ####### ### ######## ### Volume 4, Number 1, pp. 1-7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Published by the Department of Education University of Maryland Baltimore County Additional support provided Georgetown University This article is archived as CONTENTS IPCTV4N1 on LISTSERV@LISTSERV.GEORGETOWN.EDU ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Letter from the Publisher 2. Retrieval Instructions for Articles 3. Table of Contents and Abstracts 4. Editorial Board 5. Copyright Statement ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -+ Page 2 + 1. Letter from the Editor With this issue, IPCT Journal begins its 4th year of publication. Over the years the editorial board has considered many ways to benefit readers, to make a stronger publication, and to advance scholarship. One of the areas of consideration has to do with sponsorships or endorsements by professional organization or associations. Depending upon the relationship with a professional association there can be many benefits. Since leaving Georgetown University recently, my professional endeavors have changed considerably at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. This, taken together with long-standing discussions about the possible benefits of a different publishing arrangement, made the time seemed right for serious exploration of collaboration with a professional association. I have talked to several groups over the past couple months. Top on my list was the Association for Educational Communications & Technology because it is the organization perhaps closest aligned with the current mission and scope of the Journal. At the annual meeting of AECT last week in Indianapolis, IN, USA, I met with the Board of Directors. Their review of a proposal I submitted lead to cordial and frank discussions about what type relationship would make sense for IPCT Journal and AECT. It is with a great deal of excitement that I announce that _Interpersonal Computing and Technology: An Electronic Journal for the 21st Century_ will become an official publication of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology. Over the next several issues, the editors and I will coordinate efforts with AECT to make as smooth a transition as possible. I am convinced that the quality standards will remain the highest, and many benefits will result both to the Journal and to AECT. You will hear and see more about this in future issues of IPCT Journal. If you have any questions or comments, please don'=92t hesitate to contact me. For now, I hope you find the articles in this issue both interesting and useful! Regards, Zane L. Berge, Publisher IPCT Journal berge@umbc2.umbc.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Retrieval Instructions for Articles LISTSERV Articles are stored as files at LISTSERV@LISTSERV.GEORGETOWN.EDU. To retrieve this file, send the GET command appearing both before and after the article abstract to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.GEORGETOWN.EDU. Back issues of the journal are stored at LISTSERV@LISTSERV.GEORGETOWN.EDU. To obtain a list of all available files, send the following message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.GEORGETOWN.EDU: INDEX The name of each issue's table of contents file begins with the word "CONTENTS". + Page 3 + -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Contents ------------------------- To retrieve this article GET CANNON.IPCTV4N1 THE INFUSION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND WORD PROCESSING EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRIMARY PRESERVICE TEACHERS' SCIENCE TEACHING METHODS COURSE: AN ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT John R. Cannon, Ph.D. University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada Abstract This action research study was undertaken to determine how best infuse the basic educational technologies of telecommunications and word processing into a primary preservice science teaching methods course. The methods course was designed so that students had to use telecommunications and word processing technologies in order to complete required assignments. An action research design was employed to assess students' perceptions about using technology as a requirement in the course. Results revealed that 96% of the students (n=3D213) did not adversely comment about the use of technology in the teaching methods course based upon analyzed responses from the university mandated student course evaluations. Suggestions are made as to other content areas that may include technology as part of the course requirements. The infusion of telecommunications and word processing educational technology in the primary science methods course: An action research project. To retrieve this article GET CANNON.IPCTV4N1 Page #: 8-19 ----------------------------- To retrieve this article GET CALDWELL.IPCTV4N1 COMMUNITY-BASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 1: WHAT (SOME) USERS WANT Barrett S. Caldwell and Jenifer W. Robertson Abstract This paper addresses issues regarding the design of electronic information services to support and enhance local group interactions and information exchange for communities of place. Rather than basing services on commercial providers seeking opportunities to increase revenues, the Community-Based Information Technology Services (CoBITS) model described in this paper emphasizes services to benefit members of physically located communities. A survey of 80 residents of a midwestern state identified six major local community services which should be provided, including library services, local government and banking, local calendars of events, and job searches. In addition, the survey identified distinctions in service desirability based on several demographic characteristics. The results of the study indicate that effective and desirable alternatives to commercially-based services exist. In addition, successful CoBITS projects must respond to a variety of demographic groups and communities of interest which exist in physical communities of place. To retrieve this article GET CALDWELL.IPCTV4N1 Page #: 20-33 + Page 4 + -------------------------------------------------- To retrieve this article GET JAMES.IPCTV4N1 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION - DOES IT COUNT? Frank James Sacred Heart College Senior School, Adelaide, South Australia Abstract I have come to see electronic publication of "Online from Adelaide, South Australia" in IPCT-J in January, 1995 as showing how years of doing what educators do in educational institutions (including chores like writing lab notes and supervising exams) had enabled me to make this electronic publication 'count'. "The genie called 'electronic' says "I can grant wishes but I can't tell who you are" and it all seems straightforward until 'electronic' is making dreams come true all around, but there's a problem. ... " =09I was studying what the future holds in education, writing in the archives room of our administration center, Paringa Hall, and when Susan Barnes sent me Neil Postman's "Informing ourselves to death", it gave me a new key to try on the riddle of the message in the tiles in the foyer. Then, if I could get just one terminal online in a classroom, that could be made to count, while not neglecting the occupational health and safety challenge. But I'm still asking (you?) about 'electronic', "What might I overlook?" To retrieve this article GET JAMES.IPCTV4N1 Page #: 34-56 -------------------------------------------------- To retrieve this article GET NEWMAN.IPCTV4N1 AN EXPERIMENT IN GROUP LEARNING TECHNOLOGY: EVALUATING CRITICAL THINKING IN FACE-TO-FACE AND COMPUTER-SUPPORTED SEMINARS D. R. Newman, Chris Johnson, Clive Cochrane and Brian Webb Abstract This paper gives a detailed analysis of the results of an experiment comparing the quality of learning in seminars, conducted face-to-face and via the Network Telepathy computer conferencing system. We set out to measure the depth of critical thinking occurring in both group learning settings. To retrieve this article GET NEWMAN.IPCTV4N1 Page #: 57-74 + Page 5 + --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Editorial Board ------------------------ PUBLISHER: Department of Education University of Maryland Baltimore County EDITOR: Susan B. Barnes Communication Arts Department Marymount Manhattan College EDITORIAL BOARD: Zane L. Berge Director, Training Systems, ISD Graduate Program University of Maryland, Baltimore County Gerald M. Santoro Center for Academic Computing, Pennsylvania State University MANAGING EDITOR: Mauri P. Collins Instructional Systems Program The Pennsylvania State University ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Manuel Bermudez University of Florida Computer & Information Sciences Thomas Berner The Pennsylvania State University. Journalism & American Studies Morton Cotlar University of Hawaii Management William Eadie Speech Communication Association Associate Director LaDonna C. Garrett Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York Fashion Buying & Merchandising Dept. Stephanie B. Gibson University of Baltimore Communications Design + Page 6 Theodore S. Hopf Washington State University Communication Alice Horning Oakland University English and Rhetoric Vladimir Klonowski Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw Donald Kraft Louisiana State University Computer Science Scott Kuehn Clarion University of Pennsylvania Communication Paul J. Lippert East Stroudsburg State University Pennsylvania Communications Edward Mabry University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Communication Rory McGreal TeleEducation New Brunswick, Canada Executive Director David Schroeder Valparaiso University Business Administration David Sims University of Prince Edward Island, Canada Veterinary Medicine Wendy Snetsinger The Pennsylvania State University. Instructional Systems Lance Strate Fordham University Communication and Media Studies Pekka L. Vakkilainen University of Helsinki Independent Educational Consultant Amy Zelmer Central Queensland University, Australia Health Science + Page 7 + 5. Copyright Statement ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Interpersonal Computing and Technology: An Electronic Journal for the 21st Century Copyright 1996 University of Maryland Baltimore County. Copyright of individual articles in this publication is retained by the individual authors. Copyright of the compilation as a whole is held by the University of Maryland Baltimore County. It is asked that any republication of this article state that the article was first published in IPCT-J. Contributions to IPCT-J can be submitted by electronic mail in APA style to: Susan Barnes, Editor IPCT-J SBBARNES@PIPLELINE.COM