But 100 staff members, students, and professors at Carnegie Mellon University already know the joys of speedy surfing at home. Those are the questions that dozens of educators have attempted to answer in a recent on-line forum.
Some people see the Internet as a way to make money.
The University of Pittsburgh professor has developed an on-line course that brings information about public health to developing nations. A new degree program at the institute will combine a computer-technology curriculum with courses in other disciplines to give students the broad base of skills that many companies are seeking. For the last few years, two higher-education associations have collaborated to give doctoral students a sense of what being a professor is really like. A new World-Wide Web site on Plato is meant to be more than just a place for scholars to analyze the ancient Greek philosopher's work. Its creators hope it will also bring teaching and research closer together.