Each month we monitor and select from a number of information technology and instruction technology sources that come to our attention and provide brief notes for electronic dissemination to educators.
Some sites focus exclusively on teaching while others are multifunctional.
If universities fail to provide initiative on copyright issues, other parties will exert their influence to shape the law for purposes which do not necessarily advance teaching, learning, and scholarship. The prevalence of English as the lingua franca of much of the World Wide Web may also be contributing to this trend. The University of Tokyo's Department of Asian and Pacific Linguistics in the Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies is cooperating with these efforts by maintaining the International Clearing House for Endangered Languages. The page includes links to resources in distance education, adult education, K-12 education, and multimedia. Each month the editors scan newspapers, magazines, and journals for articles on new technologies in the areas of finance, government, manufacturing, marketing, research, art, education, and entertainment.