| Abstract | Contents: Preconference symposium: Copyright law, financial aid regulations and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): issues and applications for distance education, Ken Solomon, Celia Dollarhide, and Ray Pirkl, p.1 Keynote address: Education shifts into gear for the information highway, Sally Johnstone, p.2 Concurrent sessions: I-1: Technology and program connections for a distance education engineering degree program, Randal Lemke, pp.3-4 I-2: A business/academic distance learning partnership: the Oklahoma State University model, Julie Weathers and Cathy Shuffield, pp.5-11 I-3: The California Young Scholar Program: a Cal state/K-12 partnership for rural schools, Robert Threlkeld, p.12 I-4: USPNET: distance education to twelve countries, Jacqueline McCrady, pp.13-14 I-5: Re-engineering teaching learning in higher education: what do faculty need to make a change?, Suzanne Logan and James Andrews, p.15 I-6: The new accreditation environment: creating a partnership for the assessment of distance education programs, Edward Garten, pp.16-17 II-1: A series approach to systems education, Mary Hobbs and Estelle Zannes, p.18 II-2: Audio teleconferencing and the adult learner: strategies for effective practice, Darcy Walsh Hardy and Don Olcott, pp.19-20 II-3: Legislation and funding in distance education, Patricia Cabrera and James Lanich, 21-23 II-4: New connections: an educator's simplified guide to distance education, Richard Gross, Diane Muscarella and Ray Pirkl, pp.24-28 II-5: When the traditional meets technology: managing a distance education merger, James Sherwood, and Monty McMahon, pp.29-32 Presidents panel: Presidential perspectives: distance learning and the 21st century university, moderator: Muriel Oaks; panelists: Sam Smith, Elisabeth Zinser, George Connick, and Dave Gilbert, p.33 III-1: Two perspectives on distance learning evaluation: faculty and administration, Mary Wall and Merrill-Jean Bailey, 34-37 III-2: Staying connected! The evolution of the integrated learning network, Robert Sorrels, Mary Emery, and Denise Yochum, pp.38-39 III-3: The utilization of interactive video technology to teach literacy skills to inmates of an Illinois prison, Janet Lambert, pp.40-41 III-4: An evolution of an organizational partnership in distance education, Nancy-Ellen Kierman, A.J. Heinrichs, and Gary Moorman, p.42 III-5: Organizing and managing effective distance learning programs, Barry Willis and Robert Threlkeld, pp.43-44 Continental breakfast presentation: New programming initiatives, Shirley Davis and Steve Johnson, p.45 Plenary session panel: Information highway: transformations for the future, moderator: George Connick; panelists: Shirley Davis, Pat Wright, Lucille Pacey, Will Kitchen, and Don Sutton, p.46 IV-1: Policy implications for distance education: assuring academic integrity, Barbara Gellman-Danley and Dale Mallory, pp.47-49 IV-2: A partnership process for designing and delivering distance learning courses, Janet Ross Kendall, Ellen Arnold, and Margie Rose, pp.50-51 IV-3: Distance education: how high the tech?, Thomas Russell, pp.52-54 IV-4: Collaborative leadership in statewide partnering for telecommunications, Marcia Bankirer and Tom Clark, pp.55-56 IV-5: Creative problem solving in distance education: faculty share the experience, Carol Christlieb, Steve Thorpe, Marty Turner, Thomas Jones, and Ed Brierty, pp.57-58 V-1: How a corporation, a nonprofit corporation and cooperative extension system collaborated to enhance personal finance skills through satellite trainings, Linda Kirk Fox, Elizabeth Schiever, Jane Schuchardt, and Louise Parker, pp.59-62 V-2: PBS ready to learn: a national partnership-based initiative in support of local workforce education, Shirley Davis, pp.63-69 V-3: Collaborative distance programming: Valdosta State University with p |
