The authors of this paper are responsible for keeping a national pool of computer science researchers current in their knowledge of supercomputer-related technologies, and so this paper offers a somewhat new context within which to address difficult issues surrounding distance instruction. This short paper is worth a read because of the interesting claim that collaboration is both a learning goal and a precondition for learning. Teacher education serves to anchor this exploration of professional development via the Web. The discussed approach is familiar but the research questions are clearly framed. The authors adopt a pragmatic perspective that offers synopses of two forays into distance learning.
Teacher education is the testbed for the project-oriented approach introduced by the authors.
Despite the generic title, this journal-length article offers a thorough treatment of distance instruction in the realm of teaching Sociology. This paper offers a glimpse of distance learning about distance learning. Us Copyright 1998 Instructional Systems Inc.